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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 yvlog Forms

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

Origin of unconscious1

First recorded in 1705–15; 1915–20 unconscious fordef 6; un- 1 + conscious
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They said they were "brutally attacked" and Mr Byrne was knocked unconscious.

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All six people on the top deck were knocked unconscious by the impact, and Correa was killed.

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The hiker, who was found unconscious and bleeding from a head wound, was airlifted to medical care.

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PC Attwell was knocked unconscious during the attack and the footage shows members of the public trying to help him as he was bleeding.

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"Balaji, why are you lying like this," screamed a woman outside Delhi's GTB hospital, shaking her unconscious brother who was lying on a stretcher.

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