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amnesia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blackout, memory loss |
| Type of | state of mind, cognitive state |
| Has types | posttraumatic amnesia, retrograde amnesia, selective amnesia, anterograde amnesia, transient global amnesia, forgetfulness |
| Derivation | amnesic, amnestic |
Examples of amnesia
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Players and coaches universally suffer from amnesia when they consider the past.
From the freep.com
Melinda tries to help a man with amnesia regain his memory so he can cross over.
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Don't try to fool people since people have memory and don't suffer from amnesia.
From the economist.com
There are two main types of amnesia, retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia.
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If voters buy that story, it's only because they suffer from collective amnesia.
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The heyday was the 1940s, when amnesia pics were practically a cottage industry.
From the usatoday.com
Busch, who suffered a fractured skull, fled the scene and claimed he had amnesia.
From the timesunion.com
Like them, she scours the record to counter the historical amnesia of the public.
From the washingtonpost.com
Pollack is persuasive in his new book, but it helps to have a touch of amnesia.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
- Amnesia (from Greek '''') is a condition in which memory is disturbed or lost. Memory in this context refers either to stored memories or to the process of committing something to memory. The causes of amnesia have traditionally been divided into the "organic" or the "functional". ...
- Amnu00E8sia is an Italian comedy-drama film directed by Gabriele Salvatores and released in 2002.
- Amnesia is an album by Richard Thompson recorded and released in 1988.
- "Amnesia" is the title of the second and final single released from Cherish's second album, The Truth. Cherish confirmed this on their blog on March 9, 2008, and announced March 27 that the single's video would be in production the following month. ...
- "Amnesia" is the second single from Chumbawamba's album Tubthumper. The songs lyrical content addressess the sense of betrayal that English leftists felt during the rise of New Labour, . ...
- This is a list of episodes for the French animated television series Code Lyoko. The first season has no set viewing order save for the last two episodes, so it is listed by the order in which it aired. Following seasons have their episodes numbered, and are ordered by that number. ...
- Loss of memory; forgetfulness
- A condition caused by brain injury or illness and characterized by an inability to form new long-term memories or to remember earlier ones.
