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posttraumatic amnesia vs blackout

blackout vs posttraumatic amnesia

posttraumatic amnesia and blackout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
posttraumatic amnesia Yes No No No
blackout Yes No No No
As nouns, blackout is a hypernym of posttraumatic amnesia; that is, blackout is a word with a broader meaning than posttraumatic amnesia:
  • 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: partial or total loss of memory
Other hypernyms of posttraumatic amnesia include amnesia, memory loss.
posttraumatic 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 posttraumatic amnesia and blackout

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