What does oubli in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word oubli in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use oubli in French.

The word oubli in French means oversight, memory lapse, forgetting, forgetfulness, oblivion, emerge from oblivion, fade from memory. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word oubli

oversight, memory lapse

nom masculin (défaillance de la mémoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'ai pas rappelé, c'est un oubli.
I didn't call back; it was an oversight.

forgetting

nom masculin (défaillance du souvenir) (of something)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A partir d'un certain âge, l'oubli des dates est fréquent.
It's not uncommon to forget dates after a certain age.

forgetfulness

nom masculin (disparition des souvenirs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après tant d'années, l'oubli est venu.
After so many years, forgetfulness has set in.

oblivion

nom masculin (disparition de la mémoire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce chanteur est tombé dans l'oubli.
This singer has fallen into oblivion.

emerge from oblivion

locution verbale (être enfin connu ou reconnu)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

fade from memory

locution verbale (être oublié complètement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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