Amnesia

Pronunciation: /æmˈniʒə/

Definitions of amnesia

noun a partial or total loss of memory

Example Sentences

A1 She woke up with amnesia and couldn't remember anything.

A2 The patient's amnesia was caused by a head injury.

B1 The movie plot revolves around a character suffering from amnesia.

B2 The detective suspected foul play when he discovered the victim had amnesia.

C1 The psychologist specialized in treating patients with dissociative amnesia.

C2 The author's novel delves deep into the complexities of amnesia and memory loss.

Examples of amnesia in a Sentence

formal The patient was diagnosed with retrograde amnesia after the accident.

informal I heard she has amnesia and can't remember anything from last week.

slang He hit his head so hard he got amnesia and now he's all confused.

figurative The company suffered from corporate amnesia, forgetting all the lessons learned from past failures.

Grammatical Forms of amnesia

• past tense: amnesiated
• plural: amnesias
• comparative: more amnesic
• superlative: most amnesic
• present tense: amnesias
• future tense: will amnesia
• perfect tense: have amnesiaed
• continuous tense: amnesiating
• singular: amnesia
• positive degree: amnesiac
• infinitive: to amnesia
• gerund: amnesiating
• participle: amnesiaed

Origin and Evolution of amnesia

First Known Use: 1882 year

Language of Origin: Ancient Greek

Story behind the word: The word 'amnesia' originated from the Ancient Greek word 'amnēsía' meaning forgetfulness or loss of memory.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in medical contexts to describe memory loss, the term 'amnesia' has since been adopted into everyday language to refer to forgetfulness or memory problems in general.