memory loss

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memory loss - partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

amnesia, 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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