Amnestic

/æmˈnɛstɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or causing amnesia; something that causes loss of memory.

Etymology

From Greek amnestikos, from amnesis (forgetting), derived from a- (without) + mnesis (memory). The suffix -ic makes it an adjective describing memory loss conditions or agents.

Kelly Says

Anesthesia drugs are amnestic on purpose—they erase your memory of painful procedures, which is why you might not remember your wisdom teeth extraction even though you were awake during parts of it.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነ Remembrance Remembrance
ne re-mem-ber-ance
ARالعربية
نسيان
ni-syan
BNবাংলা
অমনেশীয়
am-ne-she-ee-ya
CACatalà
amnèstic
am-nes-sik
CSČeština
amnezie
am-ne-zie
DADansk
amnesisk
am-nes-isk
DEDeutsch
amnestisch
am-nes-tisch
ELΕλληνικά
αμνησία
am-ne-see-a
ESEspañol
amnéstico
am-nes-ti-ko
FAفارسی
فراموشی
fa-ra-mo-shee
FISuomi
amnetis
am-nes-tis
FRFrançais
amnésique
am-nez-ik
GUGU
મરમ
mar-am
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
אֲמוּנָיִת
a-mu-na-yit
HIहिन्दी
अमनीसिक
am-nee-sik
HUMagyar
amnéziás
am-ne-zi-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
amnesik
am-nes-ik
IGIG
ihe n'eme
i-he n'e-me
ITItaliano
amnestico
am-nes-ti-ko
JA日本語
失憶症(しよくしょう)
shiyoku-shou
KKKK
сыртым
syr-tym
KMKM
ការភ្លេច
ka-ra-phl-ech
KO한국어
무기억증
mu-gi-eok-jeung
MRMR
मग
mag
MSBahasa Melayu
amnetik
am-ne-tik
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးပြုပါတယ်
kye-zu-pyu-pa-ta-e
NLNederlands
amnetisch
am-ne-tisch
NONorsk
amnesisk
am-nes-isk
PAPA
ਮਨ-ਭੁ Look
man-bhu look
PLPolski
amnezja
am-nez-ya
PTPortuguês
amnéstico
am-nes-ti-ko
RORomână
amnezic
am-nez-ik
RUРусский
амнезический
am-ne-zi-ches-ki-y
SVSvenska
amnesisk
am-nes-isk
SWKiswahili
kumbukumbu
k-um-bu-k-um-bu
TAதமிழ்
மறதி
ma-r-thi
TEతెలుగు
మర్మం
mar-mam
THไทย
ความลืม
kwan-lum
TLTL
amnesya
am-nes-ya
TRTürkçe
amnezik
am-nez-ik
UKУкраїнська
амнезічний
am-ne-zi-chnyy
URاردو
فقدانِ الذَکْرَة
fa-qadan-i-d-ha-k-ra-ta
VITiếng Việt
thiếu trí nhớ
t-h-ee-o-tri-nho
YOYO
amnesia
am-nes-ia
ZH中文
失忆症
shī yì zhèng
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la

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