amnesiac

[am-nee-zhee-ak, -zee-]

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noun

a person affected by amnesia.

adjective

Also am·ne·sic [am-nee-sik, -zik] /æmˈni sɪk, -zɪk/. displaying the symptoms of amnesia.

Origin of amnesiac

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

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Related Words for amnesic

blind, uninformed, unfamiliar, unconcerned, inattentive, deaf, distracted, careless, sloppy, amnesic, unmindful, absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, dreamy, forgetful, gone, heedless, incognizant

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Historical Examples of amnesic

It is that of Louis V., a severe male hysteric with amnesic alternating character.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology
C. G. Jung
“Imitate it,” directed Mrs. Vail, and to the best of my ability I talked in the monotonous tones of the amnesic victim.
The Man Who Fell Through the Earth
Carolyn Wells

Word Origin and History for amnesic

adj.

"pertaining to amnesia," 1863; see amnesia + -ic.

amnesiac

n.

"one affected by amnesia," 1913, from amnesia (q.v.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

amnesic in Medicine

amnesic

[ăm-nē′zĭk]

adj.

Relating to or affected with amnesia.

amnesiac

[ăm-nē′zē-ăk′, -zhē-ăk′]

n.

One who is afflicted with amnesia.

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