oblivio-, oblivi-

The process of forgetting: At Dr. Whites clinic, the elderly Mr. Atherton was diagnosed with the beginning stage of oblivescence which would progress over the years.

A spell to erase an individual's mind or recollections: An obliviate is a memory charm in the Harry Potter books that makes someone forget.

The act of memory modification which can be used by any wizard, by using the spell, "Obliviate" as described in the fictional universe of the Harry Potter series as written by J.K. Rowling: An Obliviator is the designation for a Ministry of Magic employee who has the task of modifying the memory of a Muggle after witnessing incidents belonging to the magic world.

A Muggle is a term, sometimes used in a pejorative manner, from the fictional Harry Potter series of books that refers to a human who is a member of the non-magical community.

1. The condition or quality of being completely forgotten: Over the decades the existence of the hermit slipped into total oblivion and no one could recall him anymore.
2. The act or an instance of forgetting; total forgetfulness or unawareness: After working steadily for two days straight, Thomas fell into a state of oblivion and slept soundly for 12 hours.

An individual who fails to remember: An oblivion is one who is completely preoccupied with something difficult or has chosen to disregard and doesn't list to the topic.

Sometimes oblivions simply lack awareness of something or someone.

To discard from memory: Sally tried to oblivionize the recollections of her sad past by burning all the photos, the shameful letters and emails from her ex-husband, but it didn't work.

1. A reference to a person who has a lack of memory or is forgetful: Mr. Jackson was oblivious and absentminded sometimes regarding his turn to go grocery shopping for the family.
2. Relating to an individual who has no conscious awareness about what is going on around him or her: Sam and Sally, who were sitting on a park bench, were so in love that they were oblivious to the other people passing by and staring at them!
3. Descriptive of someone who is unaware of someone else or of conditions regarding one's environment: The two girls were obviously oblivious to the amount of litter lying around them when they put down their blanket on the grass for a picnic in the park. © ALL rights are reserved.

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1. A description indicating how a person lack conscious awareness; unmindfully: When Susan and her friend were in Paris, they obliviously wandered into a very bad part of the city.
2. A reference to how a person lacks all memory; forgetfully: Although his mother told him not to open the door to strangers, little Timmy obliviously let in the vendor who wanted to sell vacuum cleaners!

Total forgetfulness: In the newspaper article, Jill read about the obliviousness of some people whose ignorance was caused by neglectful or heedless disregard and indifference to remember.

Forgetfulness; forgetting: Jim's uncle was getting quite old and was thought to be absent-minded and this obliviscence was getting to be rather obvious when he kept failing to remember his appointments or what day it was.

A dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling: In the adventure story, the oubliette was described as a kind of pit under the floor of the old building for the purpose of incarcerating prisoners and only accessible by a trap-door.