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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.
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Recent Examples of amnesia
The spiders that scripted our nightmare benefit from this willful amnesia.
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
Directed by Kim Hye-young, the film is a bittersweet high-school romance centered on a girl with anterograde amnesia whose memories reset each morning.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
This environmental amnesia allows critics to focus entirely on costs while ignoring the laws’ very real benefits and achievements.
—James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
The public embrace of Baldwin as the scribe of the civil-rights movement has involved a kind of willful amnesia regarding his queerness, and, in turn, an erasure of the muses—romantic and platonic—who inspired him.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer W. Tsai, STAT, 18 Jan. 2026
Directed by Kim Hye-young, the film is a bittersweet high-school romance centered on a girl with anterograde amnesia whose memories reset each morning.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Jan. 2026
This environmental amnesia allows critics to focus entirely on costs while ignoring the laws’ very real benefits and achievements.
—James Salzman, The Conversation, 5 Jan. 2026
The public embrace of Baldwin as the scribe of the civil-rights movement has involved a kind of willful amnesia regarding his queerness, and, in turn, an erasure of the muses—romantic and platonic—who inspired him.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amnesia
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Though rare, measles can also cause blindness, as well as hearing loss, which occurs in between seven and nine out of 100 cases.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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Doctors worry in particular about unprotected young children, for whom severe complications — pneumonia, brain swelling and blindness — are more common.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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There’s a dangerous, stubborn forgetfulness in the vaunted Land of Sunshine.—
Elizabeth A. Logan,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
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More powerful than the noise of breaking news or the forgetfulness of scrolling.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
12 Dec. 2025
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In high doses, etizolam can cause severe central nervous system depression, potentially leading to unconsciousness, respiratory failure and death.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The final stages of hypothermia can include impaired judgement, a false feeling of warmth and unconsciousness followed by death.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Amnesia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amnesia. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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