FUGUES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life

Example: during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement

Synonyms

Fugue, Psychogenic fugue