blankout

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noun

A temporary loss of memory.

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Meanings

nounblankout (plural blankouts)

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 & antonyms

nounA temporary loss of consciousness.

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blackoutfaintsyncope
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blackout

Origin

Deverbal from blank out.

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Cite this entry
APA

blankout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blankout

MLA

“blankout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blankout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blankout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blankout.

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