Amnestic
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
contemporary examples
key actions: thinking fond, amnestic thoughts about the last snow day.
so you are enduring a temporarily paralyzing winter storm kelly williams brown february 14, 2014
noun
a defect in memory, esp one resulting from pathological cause, such as brain damage or hysteria
adj.
“causing loss of memory,” 1879, from greek amnestia “oblivion, forgetfulness;” see amnesia.
n.
“loss of memory,” 1786 (as a greek word in english from 1670s), modern latin, coined from greek amnesia “forgetfulness,” from a-, privative prefix, “not” (see a- (3)) + mimneskesthai “to recall, cause to remember,” a reduplicated form related to greek mnemnon “mindful,” mneme “memory,” mnasthai “to remember;” from pie root -men- “to think, remember” (see mind (n.)).
amnestic am·nes·tic (ām-něs’tĭk)
adj.
amnesic. n.
an agent that causes amnesia.
amnesia am·ne·sia (ām-nē’zhə)
n.
the loss or impairment of memory.
amnesia
(ām-nē’zhə)
partial or total loss of memory, usually caused by brain injury or shock.
amnesia [(am-nee-zhuh)]
a loss of memory, especially one brought on by some distressing or shocking experience.
note: a common variant is selective amnesia; the term is applied to public officials who, when questioned about alleged wrongdoing, profess that they cannot remember.
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