amnesia

Noun
  1. Partial or total loss of memory (synset 105680235)
    "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
    is a type of: cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
    subtypes:
    • anterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia - loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
    • retrograde amnesia - loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma
    • forgetfulness - tendency to forget
    • selective amnesia - amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
    • transient global amnesia - memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active
    same as: blackout, memory loss

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