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AMNESIC

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person suffering from amnesia

Synonyms:

amnesiac; amnesic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("amnesic" is a kind of...):

handicapped person (a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially)

Derivation:

amnesic (suffering from a partial loss of memory)

amnesic (of or relating to or caused by amnesia)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Suffering from a partial loss of memory

Synonyms:

amnesiac; amnesic

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

forgetful; mindless; unmindful (not mindful or attentive)

Derivation:

amnesia (partial or total loss of memory)

amnesic (a person suffering from amnesia)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to or caused by amnesia

Synonyms:

amnesic; amnestic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

amnesia (partial or total loss of memory)

Derivation:

amnesia (partial or total loss of memory)

amnesic (a person suffering from amnesia)

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