mind wipe
Forced total forgetting
A mind wipe is the forced erasure of someone's memories, typically through technology, magic, or supernatural means.
The term comes from science fiction and fantasy, where characters might have their memories selectively or completely removed: The agency performed a mind wipe on witnesses to the alien encounter.
It suggests something more thorough than simple forgetting—a deliberate clearing of mental content.
- amnesiaPathological loss of recall
- selective amnesiaUnconsciously blocking specific memories
- eraseRemove recorded marks
- forgetFail to recall
- blankWithout marks or content
memory · false memory · brainwash · obliviate · eternal sunshine · tabula rasa · electroshock · lobotomy · reset · factory reset · clean slate · blank slate · blackout · suppression · hypnosis · trauma · lost time · missing time
- psionicstelepathy, telekinesis, ESP, precognition, clairvoyance
- Sci-fi powersteleportation, time travel, warp drive, hyperdrive, cryosleep
- amnesiamemory loss, anterograde amnesia, retrograde amnesia, dissociative amnesia, memory gaps
mind wipetotal recall
Complete, perfect remembrance
photographic memory · eidetic memory · memory preservation · memory retention · unforgettable
mind wipemind upload
Digitized human consciousness
memory implant · brainwashing · indoctrination · knowledge transfer · mind meld
mind wipeenlightenment
Profound spiritual awakening
revelation · awakening · illumination · epiphany · clarity
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