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Oblivion vs Forgetting - What's the difference?

oblivion | forgetting |

As nouns the difference between oblivion and forgetting

is that oblivion is the state of forgetfulness or distraction; fig. confused while forgetting is the mental act by which something is forgotten.

As verbs the difference between oblivion and forgetting

is that oblivion is {{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly while forgetting is present participle of lang=en.

oblivion

English

(wikipedia oblivion)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The state of forgetfulness or distraction; fig. confused
  • The state of being completely forgotten.
  • A state of permanent unconsciousness existing after death; fig. A state of nonexistence or nothingness
  • fig. a wasteland; a supernatural realm of waste, like hell ~ I will cast them into oblivion! Close shut the gates of oblivion! He found him in a desert land, in the oblivion, a howling wilderness.

    • Related terms

    * oblivious

    Synonyms

    * (l)

    Antonyms

    * resurrection

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To consign to oblivion; to efface utterly.

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    forgetting

    English

    (wikipedia forgetting)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The mental act by which something is forgotten.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • Jelliffe how it was possible for an illness which had been described unmistakably innumerable times to be 'forgotten' anew by each generation. Such forgettings are as dangerous as they are mysterious, for they give us an unwarranted sense of security.