blackout

Meanings

Plural: blackouts

Noun

• a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting
• darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)
• the failure of electric power for a general region
• a momentary loss of consciousness
• partial or total loss of memory
  • "he has a total blackout for events of the evening"
• A temporary loss of consciousness.
• A temporary loss of memory.
• A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.
• An instance of censorship, especially a temporary one.
• An intentional outage of a website or other online service, typically as a form of protest.
• The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings, as well as outdoor and street lighting as a measure against aerial bombing or naval attack, as imposed during, e.g., World War II.
• The blocking out of as much light as possible.
• A mass murder committed, usually in an urban area, to eliminate potential witnesses of a previous crime.

Verb

• Alternative form of black out.

Synonyms

amnesia, blankout, brownout, dimout, faint, memory loss, outage, power cut, syncope

Related Words

whiteout