Amnesia

usgb/æmˈniːʒə/
noun

A condition where a person can't remember things.

After the accident, he suffered from amnesia and couldn't recall any details.
Visual representation of "amnesia" - A condition where a person can't remember things.

Often appears as...

  • suffer from amnesia
  • temporary amnesia
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Medical Context

Amnesia is often used to describe memory loss due to injury or disease in medical shows or discussions.

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The patient displays symptoms of amnesia following the cerebral hemorrhage.
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Total or Partial

Amnesia can be total or partial, meaning a person may forget everything or just specific parts.

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She's experienced partial amnesia; she remembers her name but not her family.
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Common Misunderstanding

Unlike in movies, real amnesia rarely involves forgetting one's identity completely.

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He knew who he was, but his amnesia blocked memories of the past year.
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