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Meanings of psychogenic fugue in English

Dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state.

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Examples for "fugue"
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A nightmare certainly: a facsimile, perhaps, of something from a heroin fugue.
Complete Books of Blood
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One strange moment seemed to almost shock him out of his fugue.
Orb Sceptre Throne
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I had thought that cryogenic fugue was dreamless, but I was wrong.
The Hyperion Cantos
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Contributor Keith Chapin concludes his look at the development of the fugue.
Radio NZ
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Scratch A fugue-inmusic is a powerful morsel which costs a lot.
The Follies of Love
Usage of psychogenic fugue in English
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A psychogenic fugue state.
Fight Club