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unconscious

[ 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

  1. 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.

unconscious

/ ʌˈɒʃə /

adjective

  1. lacking normal sensory awareness of the environment; insensible
  2. not aware of one's actions, behaviour, etc

    unconscious of his bad manners

  3. characterized by lack of awareness or intention

    an unconscious blunder

  4. coming from or produced by the unconscious

    unconscious resentment

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. psychoanal the part of the mind containing instincts, impulses, images, and ideas that are not available for direct examination See also collective unconscious Compare subconscious preconscious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

unconscious

  1. 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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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈDzԲdzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·Dz·dzܲ· adverb
  • ܲ·Dz·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲ·-ܲ·Dz·dzܲ adjective
  • -ܲ·Dz·dzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unconscious1

First recorded in 1705–15; 1915–20 unconscious fordef 6; un- 1 + conscious
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Example Sentences

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Yaghoubi was unconscious and suffering from blunt force trauma when authorities arrived, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department news release.

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Specktor was forced to get his mom, inebriated and sometimes unconscious, to her room safely.

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So, after my haircut, I hypnotised someone in the shop using the same language and pattens used in the DVD and the person just dropped unconscious and in a trance.

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The 39-year-old actress was found "unconscious and unresponsive" in her New York City apartment in February.

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Rather than sacrifice her, Joel kills the medics and flees with the unconscious teenager.

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