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anterograde amnesia vs blackout

blackout vs anterograde amnesia

anterograde amnesia and blackout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anterograde amnesia Yes No No No
blackout Yes No No No
As nouns, blackout is a hypernym of anterograde amnesia; that is, blackout is a word with a broader meaning than anterograde amnesia:
  • anterograde amnesia: loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
  • blackout: partial or total loss of memory
Other hypernyms of anterograde amnesia include amnesia, memory loss.
anterograde amnesia (noun) blackout (noun)
loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma a momentary loss of consciousness
partial or total loss of memory
the failure of electric power for a general region
darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
Difference between anterograde amnesia and blackout

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