HyperDic: unconscious

English > 4 senses of the word *unconscious*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unconscious	not conscious
	all	unconscious	without conscious volition
	all	unconscious	(followed by 'of') not knowing or perceiving
NOUN	cognition	unconscious, unconscious mind	that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware

unconscious > pronunciation
Sounds	ah.nkaa'nshahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *unconscious*: 4 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead.
Example	"lay unconscious on the floor"
Narrower	cold	unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication
	comatose	In a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness
	innocent	(used of things) lacking sense or awareness
	insensible, senseless, out of it	unresponsive to stimulation
	knocked out, kayoed, KO'd, out, stunned	knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
	nonconscious	Concerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness
	semicomatose	In a state of partial coma
	subconscious	Just below the level of consciousness
See also	asleep	In a state of sleep
	insensible	Incapable of physical sensation
	involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary	not subject to the control of the will
	unaware, incognizant	(often followed by 'of') not aware / aware
Opposite	conscious	knowing / knowing and perceiving
Spanish	inconsciente
Nouns	unconsciousness	a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
Adverbs	unconsciously	without awareness / awareness

English > *unconscious*: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Without conscious volition.
Broader	involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary	not subject to the control of the will
Spanish	inconsciente, involuntario
Catalan	inconscient

English > *unconscious*: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	(followed by 'of') not knowing or perceiving.
Example	"happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens
Broader	unaware, incognizant	(often followed by 'of') not aware / aware
Nouns	unconsciousness	a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

English > *unconscious*: 4 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	That part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware.
Synonym	unconscious mind
Parts	id	(psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
Parts	superego	(psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience
Broader	mind, head, brain, psyche, nous	That which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings
Spanish	inconsciencia, inconsciente
Catalan	inconsciència, inconscient

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