Amnesia meaning
Amnesia is defined as when a person conveniently pretends to not remember something since recalling it only works against them in some manner.
When a teenager tells their parents they will clean up their room, and when called on not doing it they claim to not remember having said such a thing, it is an example of amnesia.
noun
The definition of amnesia is a medical condition when a person loses his entire memory or part of his memory; it is often caused by being extremely sick or having a brain injury.
An example of amnesia is when a person is in a car accident where they injured their head, and when they wake up at the hospital they can’t remember who they are or anything about their life.
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Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.
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Partial or total loss of memory caused as by brain injury or by shock.
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Loss of memory, usually resulting from shock, psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.
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Partial or total loss of memory, usually caused by brain injury or shock.
Origin of amnesia
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsia, “forgetfulness”).
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