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amnesia

am·ne·sia

UK/ˌæmˈniʒə/ US/æmˈniːʒə/ fairly common slang uk

noun

1.

partial or total loss of memory

  • “he has a total blackout for events of the evening”
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Origin

From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō, “to remind, to remember”) prefixed with the alpha privative.

Phrases

  • anterograde amnesia
  • character amnesia
  • childhood amnesia
  • digital amnesia
  • dissociative amnesia
  • historical amnesia
  • infantile amnesia
  • maternal amnesia

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