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amnesia

/æmˈniʒə/

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What does amnesia mean?

noun

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

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/æmˈniʒə/

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Through unwillingness, or barely possibly real amnesia for the injury, Inez has not helped us to know the facts.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
With any disease of the brain, temporary or permanent, amnesia or memory loss may and usually is present (e.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575
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The dementia consists mainly in impairment or loss of the power of retention, with resulting amnesia for recent occurrences, and temporal disorientation.
Grace Helen Kent; A. J. (Aaron Joshua) RosanoffA Study of Association in InsanityProject Gutenberg ebook #9172
According to Seguin a reverend old gentleman affected with amnesia of words was forced to utter after the sentence, "Our Father who art in heaven," the words "let Him stay there."
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747