amnesia

Etymology

From modified Latin amnesia, from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō, “to remind, to remember”) prefixed with the alpha privative.

noun

  1. (pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness.
  2. (figurative) Forgetfulness.
    a state of cultural amnesia
  3. (UK, slang) A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana.
    She's lighting up some sensis, he's lighting up amnesias / I'm 'bout to get it started, I'm 'bout to get amnesia'd 2015, Jme (lyrics and music), “Man Don’t Care” (track 13), in Integrity>, performed by Jme

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