oblivion anguish derogatory symptomatic ogle

oblivion

o·bliv·i·on /əˈblɪviən/ noun [uncountable]

1. when something is completely forgotten or no longer important
   1. sink/slip/pass etc into oblivion
      1. Wind power presents too many advantages to be allowed to sink into oblivion.
      2. The loser's name has been consigned to oblivion (=completely forgotten).
2. the state of being unconscious or not noticing what is happening
   1. the oblivion of sleep
   2. He had drunk himself into oblivion.

anguish

an·guish /ˈæŋɡwɪʃ/ noun [uncountable] written

mental or physical suffering caused by extreme pain or worry

• the anguish of not knowing what had happened to her

• anguished adjective

  • an anguished cry for help

derogatory

de·rog·a·to·ry /dɪˈrɒɡətəri $ dɪˈrɑːɡətɔːri/ adjective

derogatory remarks, attitudes etc are insulting and disapproving

• Their conversation contained a number of derogatory racial remarks

symptomatic

symp·to·mat·ic /ˌsɪmptəˈmætɪk◂/ adjective

1. formal if a situation or type of behavior is symptomatic of something, it shows that a serious problem exists symptomatic of
   • The rise in unemployment is symptomatic of a general decline in the economy.
2. medical showing that someone has a particular illness

• symptomatically adverb

ogle

o·gle /ˈəʊɡəl $ ˈoʊ-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]

to look at someone in a way that shows you think they are sexually attractive - used in order to show disapproval SYN leer

• I didn't like the way he was ogling me.