Defenition of the word blackout
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Defenition of the word blackout
- The sudden (and generally momentary) loss of consciousness due to a lack of sufficient blood and oxygen reaching the brain.
- A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
- partial or total loss of memory: "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
- a momentary loss of consciousness
- the failure of electric power for a general region
- a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
- darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
- partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
- partial or total loss of memory
Synonyms for the word blackout
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- amnesia
- become unconscious
- brownout
- clampdown
- collapse
- curfew
- dimout
- embargo
- faint
- fainting fit
- fall in a faint
- lose consciousness
- loss of consciousness
- memory loss
- pass out
- power cut
- power failure
- seizure
- shutdown
- veto
Similar words in the blackout
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- blackout
- blackout's
- blackouts
Hyponyms for the word blackout
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- anterograde amnesia
- forgetfulness
- posttraumatic amnesia
- retrograde amnesia
- selective amnesia
- transient global amnesia
Hypernyms for the word blackout
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- break
- cognitive state
- dark
- darkness
- intermission
- interruption
- pause
- power failure
- power outage
- state of mind
- suspension
- unconsciousness
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