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memory gaps

[ˈmɛməri ɡæps]
nounpl: memory gaps
lacunas de memória
1. Periods or portions of time for which a person cannot recall events or information; lapses in memory
After the accident, the patient experienced significant memory gaps about the incident.
Após o acidente, o paciente apresentava lacunas de memória significativas sobre o incidente.
2. Missing or incomplete information in one's recollection of events
There are several memory gaps in his account of what happened that night.
Há várias lacunas de memória em seu relato do que aconteceu naquela noite.
NYC Slang
brain farts
Synonyms
memory lapsesblackoutsblankslapses in memoryforgotten periods
Antonyms
clear memoryperfect recallcomplete recollection

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
lacunas de memória
most common usage
São Paulo
buracos de memória
informal alternative
Rio de Janeiro
esquecimentos
casual colloquial usage
Portugal
falhas de memória
preferred in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a blank in one's memory
drawing a blank
losing one's memory
memory lapse
senior moment
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