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Definition of "amnesia" []

  • Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "amnesia" in a sentence
  • "Okay, so, Dean knows his Angel enemas and maybe he figures amnesia is par for this particular course."
  • "So poor Jamie Tyler sits there lingering in amnesia with the ever faithful Luke Smith by her side, Rose and the Doctor worried beyond belief at their daughter's condition, and the mystery of the Ganyites hanging over everybody, even though I know what it freaking is."
  • "Some readers have suggested amnesia is a cop-out, a bad soap opera plot fix."