# die Vergessenheit

die Vergessenheit is a German noun meaning “oblivion”. Forms: der Vergessenheit.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Vergessenheit

## In other languages

- Русский: забвение

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ oblivion

## Examples

- Gescheiterte Revolutionen fallen schnell der Vergessenheit anheim. — Revolutions that don't succeed are soon forgotten.
- Er lebte und starb in Vergessenheit. — He lived and died in obscurity.
- Die alten Sitten geraten heute schnell in Vergessenheit. — Ancient customs are dying out quickly today.
- Die Tragödie des Krieges darf nicht in Vergessenheit geraten. — The tragedy of war must not be forgotten.

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