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blackout vs posttraumatic amnesia

posttraumatic amnesia vs blackout

blackout and posttraumatic amnesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blackout Yes No No No
posttraumatic amnesia Yes No No No
As nouns, posttraumatic amnesia is a hyponym of blackout; that is, posttraumatic amnesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than blackout:
  • blackout: partial or total loss of memory
  • posttraumatic 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 (noun) posttraumatic amnesia (noun)
a momentary loss of consciousness loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma
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 blackout and posttraumatic amnesia

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