poor memory
Mind like sieve
Poor memory describes the tendency to forget things easily or struggle to recall information.
Someone with a poor memory frequently misplaces items, forgets appointments, or can't retrieve names and facts: I have a poor memory for faces.
The phrase implies a general weakness rather than a specific lapse—contrast with bad memory, which more often refers to a single painful recollection.
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- absent-mindedProne to forgetting things
- senior momentBrief memory lapse
- hazyUnclear, indistinct
- foggyObscured by vapor
brain fog · blank · mental block · scattered · distracted · where was I · amnesia · senile · dementia · fuzzy · slip · lapse · blanking · goldfish · mind like a sieve · sieve · short term · misplaced
- Learning Barrierslearning disability, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD
- anemia symptomsfatigue, weakness, pallor, pale skin, dizziness
- thyroid disordershypothyroidism, goiter, thyroiditis, underactive thyroid, thyroid gland
- zinc deficiencysmell loss, weak immunity, hair loss, skin lesions, diarrhea
- deficiency symptomsscurvy, beriberi, pellagra, anemia, goiter
- mental flawsstupidity, ignorance, foolishness, dullness, obtuseness
poor memorytotal recall
Complete, perfect remembrance
photographic memory · eidetic memory · elephant memory · vivid memory · long memory
poor, poorly, poorer, poorest, poorness, impoverish, impoverished, impoverishment, poverty