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blackout

Dictionary definition · blackout

noun

  1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
  2. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
  3. the failure of electric power for a general region
  4. a momentary loss of consciousness
  5. partial or total loss of memory"he has a total blackout for events of the evening"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).