Definition
Sudden losses of consciousness or memory, or when electric power suddenly goes out across an area.
Etymology
From 'black' (lack of light or consciousness) plus 'out' (away). The term was popularized during WWI and WWII for lights-out during air raids, then applied to power failures and medical events.
Kelly Says
The Great Northeast Blackout of 1965 left 30 million people without power for hours—it was the largest power failure in history and showed how dependent modern life had become on electricity. The event led directly to all the safety systems we use today to prevent cascading power failures.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሪክ 停滞
ee-le-k-trik ting-tz
ARالعربية
انقطاع التيار
in-qata' al-tiyaar
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎ বিঘ্ন
bid-yot big-n
CACatalà
apagades
ah-pah-gah-des
CSČeština
vypadení proudu
vyp-a-de-ni pro-oo-du
DADansk
strømafbrydelser
stroh-mah-f-bry-d-le-ser
DEDeutsch
Stromausfälle
sh-troh-mow-shal-eh
ELΕλληνικά
απενεργοποίηση
a-pe-n-er-go-po-ee-si
ESEspañol
apagones
ah-pah-goh-nes
FAفارسی
قطع برق
qat'e barq
FISuomi
sähkökatko
sähkö-kat-ko
FRFrançais
pannes de courant
pan-nuh duh ku-r-oh
HEעברית
כיבוי חשמל
kivui hashmal
HIहिन्दी
ब्लैकआउट
blaak-aa-out
HUMagyar
áramkimarás
a-ram-ki-ma-ras
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemadaman listrik
peh-ma-da-man lis-trik
ITItaliano
blackout
black-out
KMKM
ប្តេជ្ញា
b-teh-ch-nya
MSBahasa Melayu
pemadam elektrik
peh-da-dam eh-lek-trik
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် ပျောက်
l-y-h-pet-sit pyaw
NLNederlands
storingen
stoh-rin-gen
NONorsk
strømbrudd
stroh-bru-d
PTPortuguês
apagões
ah-pah-goh-esh
RORomână
întreruperi de curent
in-ter-ru-pe-ri deh cu-rent
RUРусский
отключения
otklyucheniya
SVSvenska
strömavbrott
stroh-mah-vbroht
SWKiswahili
kuzima
koo-zee-mah
TAதமிழ்
இணைப்பு இல்லை
i-nai-ppu il-lai
TLTL
pag-i-iwan ng kuryente
pah-gee-i-wan ng ku-ryen-teh
TRTürkçe
kesinti
keh-sin-tee
UKУкраїнська
відключення
vid-klyuchennya
URاردو
بجلی کی بندش
bajli ki bandish
VITiếng Việt
cúp điện
coop dien
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ
awon eh-roh
ZUZU
ukuthwala
oo-koo-th-wa-la