Amnesia vs. Oblivion
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Difference Between Amnesia and Oblivion
Amnesianoun
(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
Oblivionnoun
The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.
He regularly drank himself into oblivion.Only the oblivion of sleep can heal the greatest traumas.Amnesianoun
(figurative) Forgetfulness.
a state of cultural amnesiaOblivionnoun
The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, incl. through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.
Due to modern technology, many more people and much more information will not slip into oblivion, contrary to what happened throughout history until now.They tried to bomb them into oblivion.I will cast them into oblivion!Amnesianoun
partial or total loss of memory;
he has a total blackout for events of the eveningOblivionnoun
(obsolete) Amnesty.
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Oblivionverb
(transitive) To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.
Oblivionnoun
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Oblivionnoun
total forgetfulness;
he sought the great oblivion of sleep
