noun · countable / uncountable · rare

amnesia

amnesia · amnesias

амнезія

амнезия

Amnesie

Loss of memory; forgetfulnessLoss of memory; forgetfulness.

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UK/æmˈniːʒə/US/ˌæmˈniʒə/

» I have amnesia.

Ich habe mein Gedächtnis verloren.

Ich habe Gedächtnisverlust.

У меня амнезия.

У мене амнезія.

Meaning

3 senses

(countable, uncountable)Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
Amnesie
амнези́яamnezíja
амнезі́яamnezíja
partial or total loss of memory
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Forgetfulness.
a state of cultural amnesia
(UK, countable, slang, uncountable)A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.

Examples

34 sentences

I have amnesia.
У мене амнезія.
ruУ меня амнезия.
deIch habe mein Gedächtnis verloren.
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Amnesia means "loss of memory".
Амнезія означає "втрата пам'яті".
ruАмнезия означает "потеря памяти".
deAmnesie bedeutet „Gedächtnisverlust“.
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Tom may be suffering from amnesia.
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Tom might be suffering from amnesia.
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Tom has amnesia.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

loss of memory:

Русский

By meaning 1

loss of memory:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

loss of memory:

Origin

From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun

From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō, “to remind, to remember”) prefixed with the alpha privative.

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