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How to pronounce blackout in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms amnesia, memory loss
Type of state of mind, cognitive state
Has types selective amnesia, forgetfulness, anterograde amnesia, transient global amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia, retrograde amnesia


he has a total blackout for events of the evening.
Type Words
Synonyms brownout, dimout
Type of dark, darkness
Derivation black out
Type Words
Type of unconsciousness
Derivation black out
Type Words
Type of break, pause, intermission, interruption, suspension
Derivation black out
Type Words
Type of power outage, power failure
Derivation black out

Examples of blackout

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A good example was AudiAudi's shot at Mercedes Benz over the Superbowl blackout.
From the forbes.com
I am still disappointed Google and FB didn't play a larger part in the blackout.
From the forbes.com
Blackout dates apply and this offer cannot be combined with other special rates.
From the dailyherald.com
During the blackout, Wikipedia is accessible on mobile devices and smart phones.
From the npr.org
After months of media blackout, Beijing now maintains that the worst has passed.
From the time.com
Throughout great areas of southern England and the Midlands the blackout spread.
From the time.com
With a the blackout of these channels I have found that life is going just fine.
From the forbes.com
During the blackout, an exasperated John Harbaugh went ballistic on an official.
From the keepingscore.blogs.time.com
Prince Harry served in Helmand for 10 weeks amid a strict press blackout in 2008.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
  • Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
  • The failure of electric power for a general region
  • A momentary loss of consciousness
  • Amnesia: partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
  • Blackout! is the debut album by hip hop artists Method Man & Redman. It is a full-length release by Method Man and Redman after many collaborations. The sequel to this album, called Blackout! 2, was released on May 19, 2009.
  • Heidi Blair Montag (born September 15, 1986) is an American reality television personality and singer. She is known for starring on the former MTV reality series The Hills. ...
  • Blackout is a 1986 Norwegian Film noir directed by Erik Gustavson, starring Henrik Scheele and Juni Dahr. The film follows the private investigator Werner (Scheele) as he deals with a beautiful but dangerous woman, a brutal chief of police and a gangster boss.
  • Blackout is a 2007 American television film that takes place in New York City during the Northeast Blackout of 2003. Written and directed by Jerry LaMothe, it stars Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldana, Prodigy of Mobb Deep, Michael B. Jordan, and LaTanya Richardson. The film premiered at the 2007 Zurich Film Festival. It debuted on BET on February 1, 2008. It was released to DVD on February 4, 2008.