blankout

See also: blank out

English

Etymology

Deverbal from blank out.

Noun

blankout (plural blankouts)

  1. A temporary loss of memory.
    Coordinate term: blackout
    • 1978, Stephen King, The Stand:
      Every now and then – during his blankouts – he would be capable of making a more sophisticated inductive or deductive connection.
  2. A temporary loss of consciousness.
    Synonyms: blackout, faint, syncope
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