amnesia

noun

am·ne·sia am-ˈnē-zhə How to pronounce amnesia (audio)

: loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness

: a gap in one's memory

: the selective overlooking or ignoring of events or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's purpose or position

… Americans seemed to develop a willful forgetfulness about the nation's longest military conflict, an amnesia that lasted for nearly a decade.

Alan Brinkley

amnesiac

am-ˈnē-zhē-ˌak How to pronounce amnesia (audio)

-zē-

adjective or noun

or amnesic

am-ˈnē-zik How to pronounce amnesia (audio)

-sik

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web There’s total amnesia of the experience of deep play.

David Marchese, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Their earnest efforts might turn off viewers already attuned to the cycles of America’s racial amnesia, but the doc works as a primer for the uninitiated.

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2022 House Democrats must have political amnesia—or hope Americans do.

The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2022 Political amnesia, in other words, is an active, ongoing project in which whole societies participate.

Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 23 Dec. 2021 Because of this amnesia, Dr. Fanti had to rebuild his life, step by step.

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022 At the same time, these new maps can undo the historical amnesia that minimizes the genocidal violence of the European and U.S. settlement and expansion.

Gregory Smithers, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2022 But the amnesia of La Movida inadvertently abetted the agenda of Franco’s supporters.

New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021 In Hong Kong, some once-outspoken pro-democracy veterans now appear to suffer from sudden political amnesia.

Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2021 See More

单词	amnesia
释义	amnesia noun am·ne·sia am-ˈnē-zhə 1 : loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness 2 : a gap in one's memory 3 : the selective overlooking or ignoring of events or acts that are not favorable or useful to one's purpose or position … Americans seemed to develop a willful forgetfulness about the nation's longest military conflict, an amnesia that lasted for nearly a decade. Alan Brinkley amnesiac am-ˈnē-zhē-ˌak -zē- adjective or noun or amnesic am-ˈnē-zik -sik Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web There’s total amnesia of the experience of deep play. David Marchese, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Their earnest efforts might turn off viewers already attuned to the cycles of America’s racial amnesia, but the doc works as a primer for the uninitiated. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2022 House Democrats must have political amnesia—or hope Americans do. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2022 Political amnesia, in other words, is an active, ongoing project in which whole societies participate. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 23 Dec. 2021 Because of this amnesia, Dr. Fanti had to rebuild his life, step by step. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Mar. 2022 At the same time, these new maps can undo the historical amnesia that minimizes the genocidal violence of the European and U.S. settlement and expansion. Gregory Smithers, The New Republic, 17 Jan. 2022 But the amnesia of La Movida inadvertently abetted the agenda of Franco’s supporters. New York Times, 13 Dec. 2021 In Hong Kong, some once-outspoken pro-democracy veterans now appear to suffer from sudden political amnesia. Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from New Latin amnēsia, borrowed from Greek (Septuagint) amnēsía "forgetfulness," variant of amnēstía — more at amnesty entry 1 First Known Use 1772, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition amnesia noun am·ne·sia am-ˈnē-zhə : an abnormal and usually complete loss of one's memory Medical Definition amnesia noun am·ne·sia am-ˈnē-zhə 1 : loss of memory sometimes including the memory of personal identity due to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness or sometimes induced by anesthesia a period of amnesia after the wreck 2 : a gap in one's memory an amnesia concerning her high-school years amnesia noun as in blindness a condition in which a person is unable to remember things because of head injury, shock, illness, or fatigue The concussion left him with amnesia, and he couldn't remember how he had gotten hurt. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance blindness forgetfulness unconsciousness oblivion ignorance obliviousness unawareness absentmindedness unfamiliarity nirvana preoccupation absorption inattention insensibility inattentiveness innocence nescience abstraction incognizance Antonyms & Near Antonyms memory recollection consciousness recall awareness remembrance alertness cognizance See More
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amnesia

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