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- Dictionaryunconscious/ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/
adjective
- 1. not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment: "the boy was beaten unconscious" Similar Opposite
- 2. done or existing without one realizing: "he would wipe back his hair in an unconscious gesture of annoyance" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behaviour and emotions: "horrific apparitions surfaced out of the recesses of his unconscious"
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The meaning of UNCONSCIOUS is having lost consciousness. How to use unconscious in a sentence.
in the state of not being awake and not aware of things around you, especially as the result of a head injury: She was hit on the head by a stone and knocked unconscious. C2. An unconscious thought or feeling is one that you do not know you have: my unconscious desire to impress him. Fewer examples. Some thug knocked him unconscious.
UNCONSCIOUS meaning: 1. in the state of not being awake and not aware of things around you, especially as the result of…. Learn more.
Someone who is unconscious is in a state similar to sleep, as a result of a shock, accident, or injury.
/ʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/ in a state like sleep because of an injury or illness, and not able to use your senses. They found him lying unconscious on the floor. She was knocked unconscious. She fell unconscious after breathing in the gas. It was a powerful sedative that would render them unconscious within minutes. Extra Examples. Topics Health problems b2.
Anything going on in the body that we're not aware of can also be called unconscious. Being unconscious can be very nice, especially when you're in the middle of a deep sleep. But if you're unconscious because you fainted or got hit in the head, that's not so good.
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the word unconscious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
