unconsciousness

[uhn-kon-shuhs]

un·con·scious

[uhn-kon-shuhs]
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.

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Origin:
1705–15; 1915–20 for def. 6; un-1 + conscious

un·con·scious·ly, adverb
un·con·scious·ness, noun
qua·si-un·con·scious, adjective
qua·si-un·con·scious·ly, adverb
self-un·con·scious, adjective
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unconsciousness (ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnɪs)
 
n
the state of being without normal sensory awareness; insensibility

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unconsciousness un·con·scious·ness (ŭn-kŏn'shəs-nĭs)
n.
A state of impaired consciousness in which one shows no responsiveness to environmental stimuli but may respond to deep pain with involuntary movements.

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