Meaning & use
Lethe
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A state of forgetfulness or oblivion.
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Grief pulled him into a kind of lethe, where names and dates slipped away.
The drug induced a lethe so complete that she remembered nothing of the surgery.
A note on using this word
Named after the river Lethe in Greek mythology, whose waters caused the souls of the dead to forget their earthly lives.
Words with a similar meaning
oblivionforgetfulness
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Words with an opposite meaning
remembrance
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