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