| NOUN | cognition | memory loss, amnesia, blackout | partial or total loss of memory |
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| Meaning | partial or total loss of memory. | |
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| Synonyms | amnesia, blackout | |
| Narrower | anterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia | Loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma |
| forgetfulness | tendency to forget | |
| retrograde amnesia | Loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma | |
| selective amnesia | amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember | |
| transient global amnesia | memory disorder seen in middle aged and elderly persons | |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Spanish | amnesia, apagón, olvido total, pérdida de memoria | |
| Catalan | amnèsia | |
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