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blackout
- /ˈblæk.aʊt/ US
- /ˈblæk.ʌʊt/
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Deverbal from black out.
noun blackouts · black-out
- A temporary loss of consciousness.
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A temporary loss of memory.
“I mean, what is she even talking about? Got her pregnant at the Halloween party? What does that mean? I don't even remember that party. I was wasted.” “Yeah, me too. I browned out that evening.” “"browned out"? What's "browned out"?” “Oh, it's when you drink so much that everything goes brown. It's
Similar: blankout
- A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers. The repairs at the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape were on schedule for completion in the third week of May. This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November.
- An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one. media blackout
- An intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest. the 2012 English Wikipedia blackout
- The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II. In co-operation with the Government departments, the British railway companies prepared their stations, offices, docks, hotels, trains, and other premises for the necessary blackout of lighting that it was realised would be required in a state of emergency, and in the case of the experimental volunt
- The blocking out of as much light as possible. blackout blinds; blackout curtains
- A mass murder committed, usually in an urban area, to eliminate potential witnesses of a previous crime.
verb blackouts · blackouting · blackouted · black-out
- Alternative form of black out Scouts assisted Mabel Smythe Building officials in blackouting windows.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: amnesia, brownout, dimout, memory loss, darkness, fainting, halt, breakdown, break, halting, disruption, discontinued, disruptive, discontinuity, hiatus, interruption
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noun a temporary loss of consciousness
| Español | desmayo |
|---|---|
| Português | desmaio |
| Français | blackout |
| Italiano | svenimento, mancamento, deliquio, lipotimia |
| Ελληνικά | λιποθυμία lipothymía, σκοτοδίνη skotodíni |
| Русский | зате́мнение созна́ния zatémnenije soznánija |
| العربية | غَشْيَة ḡašya |
noun a temporary loss of memory
| Español | apagón |
|---|---|
| Português | branca |
| Français | blackout, trou de mémoire |
| Deutsch | Blackout, Erinnerungsverlust, Filmriss |
| Ελληνικά | συσκότιση syskótisi, απώλεια μνήμης apóleia mnímis |
| Русский | прова́л па́мяти provál pámjati |
noun a large-scale power failure
| Español | apagón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정전 jeongjeon |
| 日本語 | 停電 teiden, ブラックアウト burakkuauto |
| 中文 | 停電 /停电 tíngdiàn, 斷電 /断电 duàndiàn |
| Português | blecaute, apagão |
| Français | blackout, coupure de courant |
| Deutsch | Stromausfall, Blackout |
| Italiano | blackout |
| Ελληνικά | διακοπή ηλεκτρικού ρεύματος diakopí ilektrikoú révmatos |
| Русский | блэка́ут blɛkáut, систе́мная ава́рия sistémnaja avárija |
| Tiếng Việt | cúp điện, mất điện |
noun the mandatory blinding of all light
| Español | corte |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 暗轉 /暗转 ànzhuǎn |
| Português | blecaute |
| Français | blackout |
| Italiano | oscuramento |
| Ελληνικά | συσκότιση syskótisi |
| Русский | затемне́ние zatemnénije, светомаскиро́вка svetomaskiróvka |
| العربية | تَعْتِيم taʕtīm |
Talk about this word "blackout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blackout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. blackout. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/blackout "blackout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/blackout.Cite this
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title = {blackout},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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