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amnesia

[am-nee-zhuh] / æmˈni ʒə /
NOUN
memory loss
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There’s a particular kind of culinary amnesia that sets in when you start cooking for yourself.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Transient global amnesia is a sudden, temporary interruption of short-term memory.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

In 2023, he appeared on “The Masked Singer” as “The Gnome” and guested for a four-episode run on “Days of Our Lives” as a man with amnesia.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

A World War I soldier with post-traumatic amnesia is identified as the missing husband of a Belgian woman in this intimate epic by the Dutch novelist Anjet Daanje.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

“Are you telling me you’ve had amnesia? You know, I might actually believe you. Why else would you be stupid enough to come here?”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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