blankout

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blankout

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Deverbal from blank out.

noun blankouts

A temporary loss of memory. Every now and then – during his blankouts – he would be capable of making a more sophisticated inductive or deductive connection.
A temporary loss of consciousness.
Similar: blackout, faint, syncope

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"blankout." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/blankout. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{blankout_2026,
  title = {blankout},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blankout},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}