amnesia

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Forgetfulness.
3. (UK, countable, slang, uncountable) A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.

Synonyms

loss of memory

forgetfulness

memory loss

blackout

irretention

transient global amnesia

lethe

oblivion

lapse of memory

Translations

amnésie

amnesia

Amnesie

amnesia

amnésia

amnesie

Gedächtnisschwund

αμνησία

amnèsia

Gedächtnisverlust

geheugenverlies

unutkanlık

amnezi

Gedächtnisstörung

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæmˈniʒə/

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.