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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈblækaʊt

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Meaning

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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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Example Sentences

he has a total blackout for events of the evening

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