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blackout > 5 senses
NOUN1blackoutA suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
2blackout, brownout, dimoutDarkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
3blackoutThe failure of electric power for a general region
4blackoutA momentary loss of consciousness
5blackout, amnesia, memory lossPartial or total loss of memory
blackout > pronunciation
Soundsblae'kaw.t
Rhymesabout, all-out, blowout, and 63 more rhymes in awt...
blackout > noun 1, time
MeaningA suspension of radio or tv broadcasting.
Broaderpause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension
Verbsblack out
blackout > noun 2, state
MeaningDarkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft).
Synonymsbrownout, dimout
Categoryaircraft
Broaderdark, darkness
Verbsblack out
blackout > noun 3, event
MeaningThe failure of electric power for a general region.
Broaderpower outage, power failure
Verbsblack out
blackout > noun 4, cognition
MeaningA momentary loss of consciousness.
Broaderunconsciousness
Verbsblack out
blackout > noun 5, cognition
MeaningPartial or total loss of memory.
Examples"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
Synonymsamnesia, memory loss
Broadercognitive state, state of mind
Narroweranterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia; retrograde amnesia; forgetfulness; selective amnesia; transient global amnesia

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