| NOUN | time | blackout | a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | blackout, brownout, dimout | darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy / enemy aircraft) | |
| event | blackout | the failure of electric power for a general region | |
| cognition | blackout | a momentary loss of consciousness | |
| cognition | blackout, amnesia, memory loss | partial or total loss of memory |
| Sounds | blae'kaw.t | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | about ... workout: 67 rhymes with awt... | |
| Meaning | A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension | A time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something |
| Spanish | apagón | |
| Catalan | apagada | |
| Verbs | black out | suppress by censorship as for political reasons |
| Meaning | darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy / enemy aircraft). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | brownout, dimout | |
| Category | aircraft | A vehicle that can fly |
| Broader | dark, darkness | absence of light or illumination |
| Spanish | apagón, dimout | |
| Catalan | dimout | |
| Verbs | black out | darken completely |
| Meaning | The failure of electric power for a general region. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | power outage, power failure | equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails |
| Spanish | apagón | |
| Verbs | black out | darken completely |
| Meaning | A momentary loss of consciousness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | unconsciousness | A state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment |
| Spanish | desmayo, pérdida del conocimiento | |
| Verbs | black out | lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example |
| Meaning | partial or total loss of memory. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" | |
| Synonyms | amnesia, memory loss | |
| 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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