amnesiac
noun[C]
uk/æmˈniː.zi.æk/us/æmˈniː.ʒi.æk/someone who issufferingfromamnesia(= amedicalconditionin which theylosetheirmemory):
Therapy canhelpamnesiacsregaintheirmemory, eithertotallyorpartially.治疗可以帮助失忆症患者部分或者全部恢复记忆。
- Sheplaysan amnesiactryingtofigureout who she is.
- I can'tremembereverything, but I'm not an amnesiac.
- Thetroubleispeopleare amnesiacs when it comes to thelessonsofhistory.
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- amnesia
- anterograde
- anterograde amnesia
- blur
- bury
- erase
- featherbrained
- forget
- forget itidiom
- forgetful
- forgetfully
- radar
- remove
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- rusty
- scatterbrained
amnesiac
adjective
uk/æmˈniː.zi.æk/us/æmˈniː.ʒi.æk/used todescribeapersonsufferingfromamnesia(= amedicalconditionin which theylosetheirmemory), or anoccasionwhen thisconditionisexperienced:
She wasworkingwith amnesiacsurvivorsof thewar.
an amnesiacexperience
causingsomeone tolosetheirmemory:
Themedicationhas some amnesiaceffect.
- Matt Damonplaysthe amnesiac ex-agent Jason Bourne.
- Dazed and amnesiac, sheseekshelpfrom passers-by.
- Christie was said to have had an amnesiacepisode.
- Amnesiacdrugssuch as Rohypnol and GHB have been used inrapes.
Forgetting and forgetfulness
- absent-minded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness
- amnesia
- anterograde
- anterograde amnesia
- blur
- bury
- erase
- featherbrained
- forget
- forget itidiom
- forgetful
- forgetfully
- radar
- remove
- retrograde
- retrograde amnesia
- rusty
- scatterbrained
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