English → Latin
“oblivion” in Latin
oblīviōThe act of forgetting, forgetfulness.; The state of being forgotten, oblivion.; an amnestyconterōto grind or crush to pieces; to bruise or crumble; to wear down or away, consumeexpellōto drive or thrust out or away; expel, eject, banish; dislodge; to force or drive out or away, expel, removeoblitterōto erase, efface, obliterate, blot out; to consign to oblivion, cause to be forgotten
The English word oblivion itself goes back to Latin oblīvīscor, through oblīviō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oblivion s.
oblivio: to bury in or cover with oblivion, aliquid in oblivionem adducere; aliquid oblivione obruere, or conterere; memoriam rei oblitterare or expellere: to be buried in oblivion, in oblivione jacere: to sink into oblivion, in oblivionem adduci, oblivione obrui; oblitterari: to rescue from oblivion, ab oblivione vindicare: this will never fall into oblivion, memoriam alicujus rei nunquam delebit oblivio or aliquid obscuratura nulla unquam est oblivio. An act of oblivion, Vid: AMNESTY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oblivion?
- The usual Latin words for “oblivion” are oblīviō, conterō, expellō; also oblitterō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.