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amnésique

amnesic

adjective ahm-neh-ZEEK Rare

Usage Note

Amnésique describes someone suffering from amnesia and can also be used as a noun (un amnésique = an amnesiac). It is an exact cognate with its English counterpart. The related noun is amnésie and the condition is often used figuratively in journalism to describe collective forgetting of historical events.

Examples

"Le blessé était complètement amnésique après l'accident."

Natural Translation

The injured person was completely amnesic after the accident.

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