Unconscious

Unconscious
Unconscious Un*con"scious, a. 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an unconscious cerebration. ``Unconscious causes.'' --Blackmore. [1913 Webster]

3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as, a mule unconscious of the yoke. --Pope. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*con"scious-ly}, adv. -- {Un*con"scious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • unconscious — [unkän′shəs] adj. 1. a) not endowed with consciousness; mindless b) temporarily deprived of consciousness [unconscious from a blow on the head] 2. not aware (of) [unconscious of his mistake] 3. not known, realized, or intended; not done, said,… …   English World dictionary

  • Unconscious-ly — Unconscious Un*con scious, a. 1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Not known or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • unconscious — (adj.) 1712, unaware, not marked by conscious thought, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONSCIOUS (Cf. conscious). Meaning temporarily insensible, knocked out is recorded from 1860. In psychology, the noun the unconscious (1884) is a loan translation… …   Etymology dictionary

  • unconscious — [adj1] not awake; out cold benumbed, blacked out*, bombed*, cold*, comatose, dead to the world*, drowsy, entranced, feeling no pain*, flattened*, inanimate, in a trance, inert, insensate, insensible, knocked*, lethargic, numb, on the canvas*, out …   New thesaurus

  • 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

  • unconscious — un|con|scious1 [ ʌn kanʃəs ] adjective * 1. ) in a condition similar to sleep in which you do not see, feel, or think, usually because you are injured: She was unconscious but still breathing when the ambulance arrived. knock/beat someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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