amnesia

am·ne·sia

 (ăm-nē′zhə)

n.

Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.

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[Greek amnēsiā, forgetfulness, probably alteration of amnēstiā, from amnēstos, not remembered : a-, not; see a-¹ + mimnēskein, mnē-, to remember; see men- in Indo-European roots.]

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am·ne′si·ac′ (-nē′zē-ăk′, -zhē-ăk′), am·ne′sic (-zĭk, -sĭk) n. & adj.

am·nes′tic (-nĕs′tĭk) adj.

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amnesia

(æmˈniːzjə; -ʒjə; -zɪə)

n

(Medicine) a defect in memory, esp one resulting from a pathological cause, such as brain damage or hysteria

[C19: via New Latin from Greek: forgetfulness, probably from amnēstia oblivion; see amnesty]

amnesiac, amnesic adj, n

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am•ne•sia

(æmˈni ʒə)

n.

loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.

[1780–90; < New Latin < Greek amnēsía, variant of amnēstía oblivion. See amnesty]

am•nes′tic (-ˈnɛs tɪk) adj.

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am·ne·sia

(ăm-nē′zhə)

A partial or total loss of memory, usually caused by shock or brain injury.

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amnesia

a loss or lack of memory. — amnesiac, n. — amnesie, adj.

See also: Memory

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amnesia

1. Memory loss, sometimes due to a blow on the head or some other damage to brain function, or to neurotic disorder as a result of inner conflict.

2. The inability to memorize and/or to recall previously memorized information. This can be caused by damage to the brain resulting from physical injury or disease.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amnesia - partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" memory loss, blackout cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes 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; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?" 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

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Translations

فُقْدان الذَّاكِرَه، نِسْيان

amnézie

amnesihukommelsessvigthukommelsestab

AmnesieGedächtnisschwund

αμνησία

amnesia

amnésie

amnezija

emlékezetvesztés

óminni

amnesia

amnezijaatminties netekimas

amnēzijaatmiņas zudums

amnesihukommelsestap

amnésia

amnezie

amnézia

amnezihafıza kaybı

健忘症记忆缺失

amnesia

[æmˈniːzɪə] N → amnesia f

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amnesia

[æmˈniːziə] n → amnésie f
to have amnesia → être amnésique
to suffer from amnesia → souffrir d'amnésie
selective amnesia → amnésie sélective
collective amnesia → amnésie collective

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amnesia

n → Amnesie f, → Gedächtnisschwund m

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amnesia

[æmˈniːzɪə] n → amnesia

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amnesia

(ӕmˈniːziə) noun

loss of memory. After falling on his head he suffered from amnesia. geheueverlies, amnesie فُقْدان الذَّاكِرَه، نِسْيان амнезия amnésia amnézie der Gedächnisschwund hukommelsestab; hukommelsessvigt; amnesi αμνησίαamnesia mälukaotus فراموشی muistinmenetys amnésie מַחֲלַת הַשִׁכחָה याददाश्त खो जाना/ विस्मरण amnezija emlékezetvesztés hilang ingatan, amnesi óminni amnesia 記憶喪失症 건망증 amnezija, atminties netekimas amnēzija; atmiņas zudums hilang ingatan geheugenverlieshukommelsestap, amnesi utrata pamięci هیریدونکی amnésia amnezie амнезия amnézia izguba spomina amnezija amnesi, minnesförlust ภาวะสูญเสียความทรงจำ hafıza kaybı, amnezi 失憶症 амнезія, втрата пам'яті یاد داشت کا کھو جانا chứng hay quên 健忘症，记忆缺失

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am·ne·si·a

n. amnesia, pérdida de la memoria.

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amnesia

n amnesia

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