Amnesia

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/æmnˈiːʒə/ · ऐम्नीज़िआ

Meaning

A medical condition in which somebody partly or completely loses their memory

हिंदी अर्थ

स्मृति लोप, याददाश्त चले जाना

Example sentences

He suffered amnesia after the accident.

Amnesia in films is rarely accurate.

Daily use: Accident ke baad amnesia ho gaya.

Word forms
Amnesia nAmnesiac n
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

MNE यानी memory — वही जो mnemonics (memory tricks) में है। A यानी बिना। A + MNE + sia = memory के बिना — amnesia। जब भी MNE दिखे, समझ जाइए memory से संबंध है!

MNE means memory, as in mnemonics, the very memory tricks you are reading. A means without. A + MNE + sia = without memory, which is amnesia. Whenever you see MNE, think of memory.

Exam note

SSC amnesia (याददाश्त खोना) के साथ amnesty (आम माफ़ी) रखता है; दोनों में भूलने का भाव है। Dementia मानसिक क्षमताओं की व्यापक गिरावट है।

SSC pairs amnesia (loss of memory) with amnesty (an official pardon); both share the idea of forgetting. Dementia is a broader decline of mental abilities.

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