amnesia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun partial or total loss of memory

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

memory loss, blackout

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