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Gedächtnislücke

gap in memory

noun ge-DEKHT-nis-lue-ke Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

memory lapse

Usage Note

Gedächtnislücke refers to a specific gap in recollection, whether from trauma, intoxication, or normal forgetting. Eine Gedächtnislücke aufweisen or haben is the standard phrasing. Distinct from general Vergesslichkeit.

Examples

"Der Zeuge hatte Gedächtnislücken in Bezug auf den Abend des Überfalls."

Natural Translation

The witness had gaps in memory regarding the evening of the assault.

Literal Translation

The witness had memory-gaps in relation-to the evening of-the assault.

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