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TOPIK 5noun

기억 상실

gieok sangsil

기억 상실이 · 기억 상실을

memory loss, amnesia

Example

주인공이 사고로 기억 상실증에 걸렸어요.

The main character got amnesia from an accident.

Word parts

기 record억 recall상 lose실 lose

기억 'memory' + 상실 'loss'.

Good to know

The condition is usually called 기억 상실증 (-증 'symptom, disorder'). A car accident followed by amnesia is a famous K-drama cliché.