oblivion
n. uncountablen. a state where you are completely forgotten by everyone, or where you are not aware of anything happening around you. It often describes being unconscious or a situation where something no longer exists.
n. the state of being completely forgotten or unknown; also refers to a state of total unconsciousness or lack of awareness. Often used in literary contexts to describe the disappearance of ideas, reputations, or physical entities into nothingness.
He drank until he fell into a deep sleep of oblivion.
The once-famous actor lived out his final years in total oblivion, ignored by the public and the press.
Many ancient civilizations have faded into historical oblivion, leaving behind only a few scattered ruins and undeciphered inscriptions for modern archaeologists to study.
Inherited from Middle English oblivion, from Anglo-Norman oblivion, from Latin oblīviō (“forgetfulness”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
Often follows the preposition 'into' (e.g., 'sink into oblivion', 'fade into oblivion').