amnesiac

[ am-nee-zhee-ak, -zee- ]

noun

1. a person affected by amnesia.

adjective

1. Also am·ne·sic [] displaying the symptoms of amnesia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amnesiac¹

1910–15; amnesi(a) + -ac, after such pairs as mania, maniac

Example Sentences

The fact check is amnesiac insofar as it does not acknowledge the clear pattern of deceit from the man whose denial it takes at face value.

From Slate

Murnau’s celebrated silent-era vampire film, has been given new life for the 21st century: It’s returning to theaters this fall with its orchestral classical score replaced by Radiohead’s dense and moody albums “Kid A” and “Amnesiac.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Alfred Hitchcock’s 1945 film Spellbound, Ingrid Bergman plays a psychiatrist who has fallen in love with her patient, an amnesiac accused of murder.

From Slate

The actor was nominated Friday as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.”

From Seattle Times

But Baldur’s Gate 3, a game that lets you talk to spiders and the dead, slip through cracks as a cloud of mist, reveal invisible foes by splashing them with drinks, bargain with a devil, give your eye to a hag and romance an amnesiac priestess or a squid-faced telepath, as you see fit turned into the surprise hit of 2023.

From New York Times