Partial memory loss, specifically of an isolated event.
Very conveniently (and in some cases thankfully) tends to happen to people after a night of drunken revelry.
Also a very common plot element of bad romance novels and bodice rippers.
Which is not to say that it's not used in books and movies with an actually good plot. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" comes to mind.
Very conveniently (and in some cases thankfully) tends to happen to people after a night of drunken revelry.
Also a very common plot element of bad romance novels and bodice rippers.
Which is not to say that it's not used in books and movies with an actually good plot. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" comes to mind.
"The way those deaths occurred, any reaction is possible including lacunar amnesia."
—And The Children Shall Lead
—And The Children Shall Lead
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The temporary loss of memory as soon as you enter a walmart store and forget everything there was on the shopping list (even when you had meticulously made a neat mental list). Recovery occurs slowly starting exactly when you pulled out of parking all the way until you reached your home.
Irritated Wife: Did you bring all that I'd asked for?
unhappy-with-himself Husband: No, I suffered a Walmart Amnesia.
Irritated Wife: You lazy scumbag!
unhappy-with-himself Husband: No, I suffered a Walmart Amnesia.
Irritated Wife: You lazy scumbag!
by -[MDA]- June 28, 2010
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The phenemona involves the inability to recall dramatic events that would not typically be lost with ordinary forgetting. The amnesia appears to be caused by traumatic or stressful experiences endured or witnessed on Discord.
The phenemona involves the inability to recall dramatic events that would not typically be lost with ordinary forgetting. The amnesia appears to be caused by traumatic or stressful experiences endured or witnessed on Discord.
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Girl: I have no idea...I must have Ambnesia. I have candy wrappers in my bed, also.
Girl: I have no idea...I must have Ambnesia. I have candy wrappers in my bed, also.
by GinaMarie March 13, 2009
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Despite all of the horribly slutty things Katie has done, including interfering with marriages, ruining relationships, and cheating of every guy she has ever been with, Luke has a bad case of slut amnesia and decided to date her anyway. This won't end well for Luke.
by Amethyst Fire October 26, 2015
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“Customers have been calling about that issue for weeks! We talked about this yesterday, and you were trained on it. You must be suffering from call center amnesia”
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