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DEFINITION: To be so distracted by the fact that you can't find something, that you forget what you were looking for.

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Deliriuhm

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: deh/leer/ee/um

Sentence: His mind was in such a state of deliriuhm that he completely forgot what the frantic search had been for

Etymology: delirium(wild obsessive excitement) + uhm?

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Distractastration

Created by: torvaldhightower

Pronunciation: distract-a-stray-shun

Sentence: I'm experiencing so much distractastration, standing here, bending over, and staring blankly. I'm going to put my hand on my forehead in distractastration.

Etymology: distraction + frustration

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Searcheria

Created by: perpersson

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Biaphasia

Created by: gazissax

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Sentence: He was so stricken with biaphasia that he couldn't find the words for what he had lost.

Etymology: From "aphasia" which is loss of ability to remember language; and "bi" meaning double.

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Dualcoredelete

Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: du/al/core/de/lete

Sentence: His brainblurt descended to the ultimate dualcoredelete where he couldn't remember what he was trying to remember, what he couldn't remember.

Etymology: Intel Dual Core processor + delete

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