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blackout

noun

Partial or total loss of memory

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
B
Ends with
T
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
16

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Pronunciation

ˈblækaʊt

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noun

  1. Partial or total loss of memory

    “He has a total blackout for events of the evening”

noun

  1. A momentary loss of consciousness

noun

  1. The failure of electric power for a general region

noun

  1. Darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

noun

  1. A suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

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He has a total blackout for events of the evening

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