amnesia : Idioms & Phrases


anterograde amnesia

  • noun loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
    anterograde amnesia.
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posthypnotic amnesia

  • noun selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist
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posttraumatic amnesia

  • noun loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
    anterograde amnesia.
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retrograde amnesia

  • noun loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma
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selective amnesia

  • noun amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember
    • why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?
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transient global amnesia

  • noun memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons; characterized by an episode of amnesia and bewilderment that lasts for several hours; person is otherwise alert and intellectually active
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