Synonyms

amnesiac

American

[am-nee-zhee-ak, -zee-] / æmˈni ʒiˌæk, -zi- /

noun

a person affected by amnesia.

adjective

Also amnesic displaying the symptoms of amnesia.

Etymology

Origin of amnesiac

1910–15; amnesi(a) + -ac, after such pairs as mania, maniac

Example Sentences

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What exactly the project is about is unclear - but it has something to do with Radiohead's albums Kid A and Amnesiac.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021

Kid A Mnesia is a commemorative rerelease of Radiohead’s iconic albums Kid A and Amnesiac, along with a third, new album — Kid Amnesiae — of unreleased material from the two original albums’ recording sessions.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021

Radiohead revealed the band is reissuing two of its albums, "Kid A" and "Amnesiac," in a new album along with unreleased songs.

From Fox News • Sep. 7, 2021

Amnesiac symbologist Robert Langdon and a doctor race across Europe and against time to stop a madman from unleashing a virus that could wipe out half of the world’s population.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2019

Amnesiac demigods who had gotten on Reyna’s bad side?

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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