unconscious en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conscious English unconscious From un- + conscious.
Meanings
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Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
After the anesthetist administered the general anesthetic the patient was unconscious.
The firefighters put on breathing apparatus and managed to find the injured. In one case, they were almost too late - one of the bystanders who had helped with the initial rescue attempts had been reported missing. They were later found unconscious, having been overcome by the fumes.
2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 51:
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Without directed thought or awareness.
My sudden fright was an unconscious response.
It was intolerable, he felt, to sit and eat in presence of that silent figure partly turned away from him, jotting down the different amounts on a bit of paper, and absorbed in that occupation as if unconscious of his presence.
1884, Margaret Oliphant, The Wizard's Son:Reshaping [of British Railways] was far from perfect. It was tainted by statistical overreach, the unconscious biases of its author, and by the political demands being placed upon the BRB by government.
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 49:
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engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.
Sam is unconscious, filling it, drilling it from every conceivable angle. Lem is awful and Cooper seems confused. Josh shoots too often.
1998, Charles Rosen, The Cockroach Basketball League, page 144:Someone who has reeled off a string of baskets will say, "I was unconscious," as if he were following the Zen injunction to be mindful while suspending thought.
2002, Alexander Wolff, Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure, page 292:"I was unconscious," the basketball player gushes. "It seemed like everything I threw up toward the basket went straight in."
1999, Joseph Leininger, Terry Whalin, Lessons from the Pit: A Successful Veteran of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unconscious | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unconscious | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
she's unconscious · unconsciously · he's unconscious · unconsciousness
Hyponyms
Synonyms
down for the count · insentient · in the zone · unaware · on a roll · out · insensible · subconscious · oblivious · lost to the world · senseless · out of it · under
Translations (90)
bg в безсъзнание (not awake) · el υποσυνείδητος (without directed thought or awareness) · pt inconsciente (without directed thought or awareness) · cs nevědomý (not awake) · ru бессозна́тельный (not awake) · mi maurimoe (not awake) · de unterbewusst (without directed thought or awareness) · uk несвідо́мий (without directed thought or awareness) · pt maquinal (without directed thought or awareness) · ko 잠재의식적 (without directed thought or awareness) · ga gan mhothú (not awake) · nl onbewust (without directed thought or awareness) · uk неприто́мний (not awake) · fr inconscient (not awake) · pt estar sem sentidos (not awake) · bg подсъзна́телен (without directed thought or awareness) · az bayğın (not awake) · pt desmaiado (not awake) · nrf êbaûbi (not awake) · pt inconsciente (not awake) · pt esmaecido (not awake) · pa ਬੇਸੁੱਧ (not awake) · mi mauri pōtere (without directed thought or awareness) · af onderbewussyn (without directed thought or awareness) · hi अचेत (without directed thought or awareness) · nn medvitslaus (not awake) · eo senkonscia (not awake) · be непрытомны (not awake) · pl podświadomy (without directed thought or awareness) · sk podvedomý (without directed thought or awareness) · fa ناخودآگاه (without directed thought or awareness) · ru подсозна́тельный (without directed thought or awareness) · ca inconscient (not awake) · sv undermedveten (without directed thought or awareness) · fi piilotajuinen (without directed thought or awareness) · pt incônscio (not awake) · hu eszméletlen (not awake) · uk підсвідо́мий (without directed thought or awareness) · ja 潜在意識 (without directed thought or awareness) · fi tiedostamaton (without directed thought or awareness) · da bevidstløs (not awake) · ka ქვეცნობიერი (without directed thought or awareness) · pt mecânico (without directed thought or awareness) · ro inconștient (not awake) · mi mauri moe (not awake) · pt desacordado (not awake) · pt automático (without directed thought or awareness) · ga fo-chomhfhiosach (without directed thought or awareness) · hi अचेतन (without directed thought or awareness) · kix séimòuh (without directed thought or awareness) · fi alitajuinen (without directed thought or awareness) · sk bezvedomý (not awake) · hu nincs magánál (not awake) · gd fo-mhothachail (without directed thought or awareness) · gv fo-chooinsheansagh (without directed thought or awareness) · mi mātengatenga (not awake) · sv medvetslös (not awake) · fi tiedoton (without directed thought or awareness) · de unbewusst (without directed thought or awareness) · pt desfalecido (not awake) · es subconsciente (without directed thought or awareness) · nb bevisstløs (not awake) · hi अचेत (not awake) · nl bewusteloos (not awake) · be падсвядо́мы (without directed thought or awareness) · pdt besennungslooss (not awake) · es inconsciente (not awake) · pt incônscio (without directed thought or awareness) · tr bilinçsiz (not awake) · hu öntudatlan (not awake) · is meðvitundarlaus (not awake) · ko 무의식적 (without directed thought or awareness) · fi tajuton (not awake) · cs podvědomý (without directed thought or awareness) · cmn 潛意識的 /潜意识的 (without directed thought or awareness) · pl nieprzytomny (not awake) · sv omedveten (without directed thought or awareness) · de bewusstlos (not awake) · pt involuntário (without directed thought or awareness) · de spontan (without directed thought or awareness) · ca subconscient (without directed thought or awareness) · ro subconștient (without directed thought or awareness) · ru без созна́ния (not awake) · it svenuto (not awake) · fr subconscient (without directed thought or awareness) · sk v bezvedomí (not awake) · hu tudat alatti (without directed thought or awareness) · pt subconsciente (without directed thought or awareness) · ja 無意識 (not awake) · sk nevedomý (without directed thought or awareness)