amnesia

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Canada) IPA(key): /ˌæmˈniʒə/ (UK) IPA(key): /æmˈniːʒə/, /æmˈniːz.i.ə/ Rhymes: -iːʒə === Noun === amnesia (countable and uncountable, plural amnesias or amnesiæ) (pathology) Loss of memory; forgetfulness. Synonym: memory loss (figurative) Forgetfulness. (UK, slang) A potent sativa-dominant strain of marijuana. Synonyms: amm, ammie; see also Thesaurus:marijuana ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === aminase, anemias == Finnish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑmnesiɑ/, [ˈɑ̝mne̞ˌs̠iɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): am‧ne‧si‧a Hyphenation(key): am‧ne‧sia === Noun === amnesia amnesia ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “amnesia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === mesaani, saamien == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”), a noun derivation from μιμνήσκω (mimnḗskō, “to remind, to remember”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [amˈnesia̯] Hyphenation: am‧né‧sia === Noun === amnésia (plural amnesia-amnesia) (pathology) amnesia: loss of memory ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “amnesia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /am.neˈzi.a/ Rhymes: -ia Hyphenation: am‧ne‧sì‧a === Noun === amnesia f (plural amnesie) amnesia === Anagrams === esamina == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμνησία (amnēsía, “forgetfulness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈnesja/ [ãmˈne.sja] Rhymes: -esja Syllabification: am‧ne‧sia === Noun === amnesia f (plural amnesias) amnesia ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “amnesia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025