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forgetter

forgetter

9.9
A device or drug that makes people lose memories
  • noun
  • /fərˈɡɛtər/
  • Literature
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  • In the science fiction movie, a handheld forgetter could wipe out years of memories instantly.

Examples

  • She used a forgetter to erase her painful memories.

  • The secret agents used a forgetter to erase the witness's memory after the mission.

  • The villain threatened to use a forgetter on anyone who discovered his plan.

  • The forgetter in the story wiped clean all memories.

  • In the science fiction movie, a handheld forgetter could wipe out years of memories instantly.

  • The secret agents used a forgetter to erase the witness's memory after the mission.

  • The villain threatened to use a forgetter on anyone who discovered his plan.

Antonyms

rememberer
7.9

A thing that helps you not forget something

Surface Forms

forgetter singular
forgetters plural

Morphology

forgetter = forget (semi-transparent) = forget + er

Formally derived from 'forget' + '-er', but used to name a device or tool (often fictional) that causes forgetting, which is a creative/extended agentive use.

Etymology

Forgetter can mean a device or drug that makes people forget, formed from forget ('to lose in the mind') and -er (a person or thing that does something), much like an eraser removes pencil marks. So a forgetter is a tool or substance that 'removes' memories.