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a temporary state of unconsciousness
- even though you experienced only a brief blackout, you still ought to be checked by a doctor
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of black out (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to destroy all traces of
- had spent most of her adulthood trying to black out memories of a wretched childhood
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2
to grow dark
- with the delivery of the knockout punch, the screen blacks out, and in the next scene the boxer wakes up in the hospital
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3
to lose consciousness
- blacked out after hitting her head on the beam
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“Blackout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackout. Accessed 27 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of blackout was in 1824
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