Entry #3: Oblivion (Vocabulary)

According to Merriam-Webster, oblivion is the fact or condition of forgetting or having forgotten. An example of oblivion is someone’s memory after a bad head injury. It is also defined as the state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one, and the state of being destroyed. One related form of this word is oblivious or unaware, which is formerly considered incorrect before, but this use is now acceptable. I encountered this word when I was reading John Green's novel titled The Fault in Our Stars. It was the part where Hazel Grace Lancaster asked Augustus Waters if what was his fears. He answered, "I fear oblivion," and added, "I fear it like the proverbial man who's afraid of the dark." So after I read it, I immediately searched for its meaning. And that's how I have learned the word oblivion.