AMNESIA

amnesia, memory loss, blackout

(noun) partial or total loss of memory; “he has a total blackout for events of the evening”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

amnesia (countable and uncountable, plural amnesias or amnesiæ)

(pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.

(figurative) Forgetfulness.

Anagrams

• aminase, anemias

Source: Wiktionary


Am*ne"si*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ. Quian.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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