Pronunciation: /blæk aʊt/
noun a loss of consciousness or memory
A1 I had a black out and couldn't remember what happened.
A2 During the storm, there was a black out in the whole neighborhood.
B1 The concert was interrupted due to a sudden black out in the stadium.
B2 The blackout lasted for hours, causing chaos in the city.
C1 The blackout was caused by a malfunction in the power grid.
C2 The blackout was so severe that it took days to restore power to the affected areas.
verb to lose consciousness or memory
A1 I black out when I see blood.
A2 She blacked out from exhaustion.
B1 The city blacked out during the storm.
B2 The power outage caused the entire neighborhood to black out.
C1 The government decided to black out the news coverage of the protest.
C2 The company tried to black out any negative reviews of their product.
formal The power outage caused a black out in the entire neighborhood.
informal I blacked out after drinking too much at the party.
slang He totally blacked out during the concert last night.
figurative The traumatic experience made her black out the memory from her mind.
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