English noun: amnesia | |||
1. | amnesia (cognition) partial or total loss of memory | ||
Samples | He has a total blackout for events of the evening. | ||
Synonyms | blackout, memory loss | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | anterograde amnesia, forgetfulness, posttraumatic amnesia, retrograde amnesia, selective amnesia, transient global amnesia | ||