blackout

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noncommunication

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power cut

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a temporary loss of consciousness

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a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

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darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a city invisible to enemy aircraft)

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the failure of electric power for a general region

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a momentary loss of consciousness

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For me, something clicked when it was pointed out that only alcoholics (and not just heavy drinkers) can have alcoholic blackouts.
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He said Small had had previous episodes of alcoholic blackouts after drinking and added that a sleeping tablet he had taken could have reacted with the alcohol to produce a greater effect.
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Well," he said, "I was experiencing alcoholic blackouts throughout the whole period.
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