amnesiacn.
One who is afflicted with amnesia.
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the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [noun] > one who forgets
forgetter1398
oblivionist1878
amnesiac1913
the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [adjective] > relating to forgetfulness
oblivious1563
amnesiac1913
the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > memory disorders > person
amnesiac1913
1913 in W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 7) 56/1.
1946 ‘P. Quentin’ Puzzle for Fiends (1947) iii. 21 The run-of-the-mill amnesiac didn't come back to such an ideal existence as this.
1954 Maurette & Bolton Anastasia i, in J. C. Trewin Plays of Year IX. 174 What was your name before that—the name you was born with? I don't remember. Oh, so you're an amnesiac?
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