oblivion — ONAD

oblivion /əˈblivēən, əˈblɪviən

▸ noun

1 the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening:

they drank themselves into oblivion.

▪ the state of being forgotten, especially by the public:

his name will fade into oblivion.

▪ extinction:

only our armed forces stood between us and oblivion.

2 Law, historical amnesty or pardon.

– ORIGIN late Middle English : via Old French from Latin oblivio(n-), from oblivisci ‘forget’.