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blackout

 
/ˈblæk·ɑʊt/ n [C] (NOT CONSCIOUS)

Definition

a short period of time when you are not conscious: He suffers from Parkinson’s disease and has occasionally experienced blackouts.
(Definition of blackout n (NOT CONSCIOUS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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