Definition of blackout Blackout
/blæˈkawˌt/ - [blakawt] - black•out
We found 12 definitions of blackout from 5 different sources.
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What does blackout mean?
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NounPlural: blackouts |
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| blackout - darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft) | ||
| brownout, dimout | ||
| dark, darkness an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" | ||
| aircraft a vehicle that can fly | ||
| blackout - a momentary loss of consciousness | ||
| unconsciousness a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment | ||
| blackout - the failure of electric power for a general region | ||
| power failure, power outage equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" | ||
| blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting | ||
| intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
| blackout - partial or total loss of memory; "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" | ||
| amnesia, memory loss | ||
| cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes | ||
| anterograde amnesia, posttraumatic amnesia loss of memory for events immediately following a trauma; sometimes in effect for events during and for a long time following the trauma | ||
| retrograde amnesia loss of memory for events immediately preceding a trauma | ||
| forgetfulness tendency to forget | ||
| selective amnesia amnesia about particular events that is very convenient for the person who cannot remember; "why do politicians always develop selective amnesia when questioned about their transgressions?" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- blackout (Noun)
Temporary loss of consciousness or memory. - blackout (Noun)
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers. - blackout (Noun)
The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II.
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blackout
The sudden (and generally momentary) loss of consciousness due to a lack of sufficient blood and oxygen reaching the brain. -
blackout
A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
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In medicine, the word Blackout is a form of amnesia. The amnesia may be complete or partial. Such an amnesia can be provoked by
After the cause is gone, usually full mental powers are restored. There may be a blank in memory though.
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🔤- blackout, noun, singular of blackouts.
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