Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: amnesia  am'nee-zhu
  1. Partial or total loss of memory
    "he has a total amnesia for events of the evening"
    - memory loss, blackout

Derived forms: amnesias

See also: amnesic, amnestic

Type of: cognitive state, state of mind

Encyclopedia: Amnesia, anterograde Amnesia Amnesia, transient global Amnesia, retrograde

Nearest

ammonium chloride
ammonium hydroxide
ammonium ion
ammonium nitrate
ammoniuria
ammonoid
Ammotragus
Ammotragus lervia
ammunition
ammunition chest
amnesia
amnesiac
amnesic
amnesic aphasia
amnestic
amnestic aphasia
amnesty
amnic
amnio
amniocentesis
amnion