amnesia

/æmˈniːʒə/
noun
  1. A condition in which a person loses their memory, either partially or completely.
    • Temporary amnesia can be caused by a head injury or severe emotional shock.
    • The movie is about a man with amnesia who tries to piece together his past.
    • After the accident, she suffered from amnesia and couldn't remember her own name.
  2. A figurative forgetting or ignoring of something, especially a past event or fact.
    • The country seems to have developed a kind of historical amnesia about its colonial past.
    • The company's amnesia about its earlier safety violations angered the public.
    • Many voters have a convenient amnesia when it comes to broken campaign promises.
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