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black-out

noun

Meaning

  1. A temporary loss of consciousness.
  2. A temporary loss of memory.
  3. An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
  4. A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
  5. The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

white-out(English)powercut(English)passout(English)knock-out(English)shuteye(English)wipe-out(English)blow-out(English)kataplexy(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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