 blackout |
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| 1. | [ noun ] darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) | |
| Synonyms: | dimout brownout | |
| Related terms: | dark aircraft | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (television) a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting | |
| Related terms: | pause black_out | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) a momentary loss of consciousness | |
| Related terms: | unconsciousness lose_consciousness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (electricity) the failure of electric power for a general region | |
| Related terms: | power_failure power_failure black_out | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (psychology) partial or total loss of memory | |
| Synonyms: | memory_loss amnesia | |
| Examples: | : "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" |
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| Related terms: | cognitive_state forgetfulness selective_amnesia retrograde_amnesia transient_global_amnesia anterograde_amnesia | |
| Similar spelling: |
black_out block_out bleach_out blacktop Black_Tai black_tea black_tie black-tie Blacketer Blackston black_cat blacktail blackwood blackthorn blackwater black_kite black_duck Blackstone Blackstock blacktopped black_stork Black_Death blaze_out |
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