Blankout

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A temporary loss of memory.

    "Every now and then – during his blankouts – he would be capable of making a more sophisticated inductive or deductive connection."

  2. 2
    A temporary loss of consciousness.

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blackoutfaintsyncope

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"Every now and then – during his blankouts – he would be capable of making a more sophisticated inductive or deductive connection."

Etymology

Deverbal from blank out.

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