fugue

noun/fjuɡ/

Frequency rank: #16,700 most common English word

Meaning

a state of loss of awareness of one's identity, often involving travel away from home; also a musical form with interweaving voices.

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Example sentence

After the accident, he wandered the city in fugue, unable to remember his own name.

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