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un⋅con⋅scious

  [uhn-kon-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
2. temporarily devoid of consciousness.
3. not perceived at the level of awareness; occurring below the level of conscious thought: an unconscious impulse.
4. not consciously realized, planned, or done; without conscious volition or intent: an unconscious social slight.
5. not endowed with mental faculties: the unconscious stones.
–noun
6. the unconscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind containing psychic material that is only rarely accessible to awareness but that has a pronounced influence on behavior.
Origin:
1705–15; 1915–20 for def. 6; un- 1 + conscious

Related forms:
un⋅con⋅scious⋅ly, adverb
un⋅con⋅scious⋅ness, noun
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un·con·scious   (ŭn-kŏn'shəs)   
adj.  
  1. Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception; not conscious.
  2. Temporarily lacking consciousness.
  3. Occurring in the absence of conscious awareness or thought: unconscious resentment; unconscious fears.
  4. Without conscious control; involuntary or unintended: an unconscious mannerism.
n.  The division of the mind in psychoanalytic theory containing elements of psychic makeup, such as memories or repressed desires, that are not subject to conscious perception or control but that often affect conscious thoughts and behavior.
un·con'scious·ly adv., un·con'scious·ness n.
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Unconscious

Un*con"scious\, a. 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. --Cowper.

2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration. "Unconscious causes." --Blackmore.

3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke. --Pope. -- Un*con"scious-ly, adv. -- Un*con"scious*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : unconscious
Spanish: inconsciente,
German: bewußtlos,
Japanese: 意識不明の
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unconscious

The part of the psyche lying far below consciousness and not easily raised into consciousness. In Freudian psychology, the unconscious cannot be directly observed with the conscious mind, but it has its own processes and deeply affects conscious thought.

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unconscious  (adj.)
1712, "unaware, not marked by conscious thought," from un- (1) "not" + conscious. Meaning "temporarily insensible, knocked out" is recorded from 1860. In psychology, the noun the unconscious (1884) is a loan-translation of Ger. das Unbewusste. The adj. in this sense is recorded from 1912.
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Main Entry: 1un·con·scious
Pronunciation: "&n-'kän-ch&s
Function: adjective
1 : not marked by consciousthought, sensation, or feeling <unconscious motivation>
2 : of or relating to the unconscious
3 : having lost consciousness unconscious for three days> —un·con·scious·ly adverb —un·con·scious·ness noun

Main Entry: 2unconscious
Function: noun
: the greater part of the psychic apparatus accumulated through life experience that is not ordinarily integrated oravailable to consciousness yet is manifested as a powerful motive force in overt behavior especially in neurosis and is often revealed (as through dreams, slips of the tongue, or dissociated acts)—compare SUBCONSCIOUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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unconscious un·con·scious (ŭn-kŏn'shəs)
adj.

  1. Of or in a state of unconsciousness; not conscious.
  2. Occurring in the absence of conscious awareness or thought, as an emotion or motive.
  3. Without conscious control; involuntary or unintended.
n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the division of the mind containing elements of psychic makeup, such as memories or repressed desires, that are not subject to conscious perception or control but that often affect conscious thoughts and behavior.
un·con'scious·ly adv.

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