professional/political obscurity (=not known about in your profession or in politics ) After his defeat, he sank into political obscurity. total obscurity The competition has helped some aspiring writers to emerge from total obscurity.
adjectives relative/comparative obscurity (=not known about compared to other things that are better known ) He brought the team from relative obscurity to fame. be relegated/consigned to obscurity (=to be put in the position of being forgotten after being well-known ) Inevitably, many good players are relegated to obscurity. be plucked from obscurity (=to take someone or something that is not known about and make them well-known ) The actress has been plucked from obscurity to become the new Bond girl. rescue somebody/something from obscurity (=to stop someone or something from being forgotten ) He was rescued from obscurity by Alder's brilliant biography in 1985. rise/emerge from obscurity (=to become well-known after not being known at all ) Harris received coaching and rose from obscurity to stardom. languish in obscurity (=to fail to become well-known or successful ) Until recently her talent has languished in obscurity. work/labour/toil in obscurity (=work without being well-known ) After years of working in obscurity, his paintings are now hanging in museums. slide/slip/sink into obscurity (=fade into obscurity ) Many scientific theories are never proved and slip into obscurity.
2 UNDERSTAND something that is difficult to understand, or the quality of being difficult to understand obscurities in the text COLLOCATIONS verbs fade into obscurity (=to gradually be forgotten after being well-known ) The band faded into obscurity as the 1980s progressed. from obscurity to something She rose from obscurity to stardom. live/work/remain etc in obscurity O'Brien died in obscurity. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English obscurity ob‧scu‧ri‧ty / əbˈskjʊərəti $ -ˈskjʊr- / noun ( plural obscurities ) 1 NOT KNOW FAMOUS the state of not being known or remembered fade/slide/sink etc into obscurity The group produced two albums before disappearing into obscurity.
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