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- Dictionaryamnesiac/amˈniːzɪak/
noun
- 1. a person experiencing a partial or total loss of memory: "amnesiacs commonly retain many of their old skills after the onset of amnesia"
adjective
- 1. experiencing or relating to a partial or total loss of memory: "the police last night launched a public appeal to help identify an amnesiac woman"
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used to describe a person suffering from amnesia (= a medical condition in which they lose their memory), or an occasion when this condition is experienced: She was working with amnesiac survivors of the war. an amnesiac experience. causing someone to lose their memory: The medication has some amnesiac effect. More examples.
noun. am· ne· sia am-ˈnē-zhə. Synonyms of amnesia. 1. : loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness. 2. : a gap in one's memory. 3. : the selective overlooking or ignoring of events or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's purpose or position.
used to describe a person suffering from amnesia (= a medical condition in which they lose their memory), or an occasion when this condition is experienced: She was working with amnesiac survivors of the war. an amnesiac experience. causing someone to lose their memory: The medication has some amnesiac effect. More examples.
Amnesiac definition: a person affected by amnesia.. See examples of AMNESIAC used in a sentence.
a person who has a medical condition in which they partly or completely lose their memory. This new discovery helps amnesiacs keep their memory. Definition of amnesiac noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
She was taken to hospital, apparently amnesiac and shocked. An amnesiac is someone who is amnesiac. Even profound amnesiacs can usually recall how to perform daily activities.
a medical condition that makes you unable to remember things: After the accident he suffered periods of amnesia. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Forgetting and forgetfulness. absent-mindedly. absent-mindedness. amnesiac. anterograde. blot. bury. erase. featherbrained. forget it idiom. forgetfully. oblivion. overlook. remove.
noun. am· ne· si· ac -z (h)ē-ˌak. variants also amnesic. -zik -sik. : a person affected with amnesia. Dictionary Entries Near amnesiac. amnesiac. amnesic. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Amnesiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/amnesiac. Accessed 21 Jun. 2024.
n. Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness. [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 .]
Definitions of amnesiac. adjective. suffering from a partial loss of memory. synonyms: amnesic. forgetful, mindless, unmindful. not mindful or attentive. noun. a person suffering from amnesia. synonyms: amnesic.
