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blankout

blankout noun: a temporary loss of memory.

Noun

blankout (plural blankouts)

  1. A temporary loss of memory.
    • Every now and then – during his blankouts – he would be capable of making a more sophisticated inductive or deductive connection.1978, Stephen King, The Stand
  2. A temporary loss of consciousness.
    Synonyms:
    blackout, faint, syncope

Synonyms of blankout

Forms of blankout

pluralblankouts

Origin of blankout

Deverbal from blank out.

Questions about blankout

What does blankout mean?
Blankout means a temporary loss of memory.
What part of speech is blankout?
Blankout is a noun.
What is the plural of blankout?
The plural of blankout is blankouts.

Words near blankout in the dictionary

  1. Blankleys
  2. blankly
  3. blankness
  4. blanknesses
  5. Blankney
  6. blankout
  7. blankouts
  8. blanks
  9. blanks and prizes
  10. blanks on
  11. blanks out

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