noun. A cutoff of electric power, especially as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure, or overuse by consumers.

noun. The concealment or extinguishment of lights that might be visible to enemy aircraft during an air raid.

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noun. The sudden extinguishment of all stage lights in a theater to indicate the passage of time or to mark the end of an act or scene.

noun. A short, comic vaudeville skit that ends with lights off.

noun. A temporary loss of memory or consciousness.

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noun. A suppression, as of news, by censorship.

noun. A suppression of the broadcast of an event or program, as to support ticket sales at a local venue.

noun. A suspension of a discounted price or free offer, as for an airline ticket or a lift ticket at a ski resort.

intransitive verb. to experience a temporary loss of consciousness, memory, or vision.

transitive verb. to cause to become black, such as a stage, a computer screen, or a city.

transitive verb. to impose a blackout on (news or a sports event).

transitive verb. to make (a written text) illegible by applying a black ink over it; to blot out.

transitive verb. to suppress (a memory).

noun. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting.

noun. any darkness resulting from the extinction of lights.

noun. the failure of electric power for a general region sufficient to extinguish all normal lighting.

noun. a momentary loss of consciousness.

noun. partial or total loss of memory.

noun. a period during which artificial lighting is forbidden, as in a city as a precaution against an air raid.

noun. the darkening of all stage lights, as at then end of a performance or between acts.

noun. suppression of information distribution.

noun. the prohibition of the broadcasting of a sports event, such as a boxing match or football game, sometimes confined to one particular area. It is usually done to encourage sales of tickets to the event.

noun. Temporary loss of consciousness or memory.

noun. A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

noun. The mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II.

verb. darken completely

verb. lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example

verb. obliterate or extinguish

verb. suppress by censorship as for political reasons

noun. a momentary loss of consciousness

noun. the failure of electric power for a general region

noun. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting

noun. partial or total loss of memory

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

"This is what I call blackout behavior, and unfortunately ..."

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