unconscious

unconscious
un|con|scious1 [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs US -ˈka:n-] adj
1.) unable to see, move, feel etc in the normal way because you are not conscious
She was found alive but unconscious.
knock/beat sb unconscious
Levin was knocked unconscious by the impact.
2.) a feeling or thought that is unconscious is one that you have without realizing it
unconscious feeling/desire/need etc
an unconscious need to be loved
3.) be unconscious of sth
to not realize the effect of something you have said or done
Doreen appeared to be unconscious of the amusement she had caused.
4.) an action that is unconscious is not deliberate
>unconsciously adv
>unconsciousness n [U]
unconscious 2
unconscious2 n
the/sb's unconscious
the part of your mind in which there are thoughts and feelings that you do not realize you have

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Unconscious — can mean: * not conscious * unconsciousness: the loss of consciousness or lack of consciousness, not to be confused with altered states of consciousness. * Unconscious mind, the mind operating well below the perception of the conscious mind as… …   Wikipedia

  • unconscious — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not awake and aware of and responding to one s environment. 2) done or existing without one realizing. 3) (unconscious of) unaware of. ► NOUN (the unconscious) ▪ the part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but… …   English terms dictionary

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  • unconscious — index blind (not discerning), incognizant, insensible, involuntary, oblivious, torpid, unaware, unintentional …   Law dictionary

  • unconscious — unconsciously, adv. unconsciousness, n. /un kon sheuhs/, adj. 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 …   Universalium

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