unconscious
Americanadjective
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not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
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temporarily devoid of consciousness.
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not perceived at the level of awareness; occurring below the level of conscious thought.
an unconscious impulse.
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not consciously realized, planned, or done; without conscious volition or intent.
an unconscious social slight.
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not endowed with mental faculties.
the unconscious stones.
noun
adjective
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lacking normal sensory awareness of the environment; insensible
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not aware of one's actions, behaviour, etc
unconscious of his bad manners
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characterized by lack of awareness or intention
an unconscious blunder
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coming from or produced by the unconscious
unconscious resentment
noun
Other Word Forms
- quasi-unconscious adjective
- self-unconscious adjective
- unconsciously adverb
- unconsciousness noun
Etymology
Origin of unconscious
First recorded in 1705–15; 1915–20 unconscious for def. 6; un- 1 + conscious
Example Sentences
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Like others in the exhibition, she shared the convictions that the source of art was the unconscious and that the artist’s role was to reveal the unseen, not to depict the known.
Faraday found that séance participants were unaware that they were moving the table themselves because of the ideomotor effect—the concept that thoughts can produce unconscious muscle movements.
From Literature
The Metropolitan Police said it had been called by London Ambulance Service to reports of an unconscious man on Lincoln Plaza, Canary Wharf in east London, on Wednesday, at 12:38 GMT.
From BBC
She wants the government's reforms to include specific training for staff to help tackle racism and unconscious bias.
From BBC
Opposition party Vente Venezuela posted footage of one of the relatives - who appears to be unconscious - being tended to by others outside the Zona 7 detention centre in the capital, Caracas.
From BBC
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