unconsciousness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *unconsciousness*:
NOUN	cognition	unconsciousness	a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

unconsciousness > pronunciation
Sounds	ah.nkaa'nshahsnihs
Rhymes	abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...

English > *unconsciousness*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment.
Narrower	automatic pilot, autopilot	A cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
	blackout	A momentary loss of consciousness
	coma, comatoseness	A state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
	electrosleep	unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain
	grogginess, stupor, stupefaction, semiconsciousness	marginal consciousness
	insensibility	A lack of sensibility
	narcosis	unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
	semicoma	A mild comatose state
	semitrance	A trancelike state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent
	trance	A state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing
	unknowingness, unawareness	unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention
Broader	cognitive state, state of mind	The state of a person's cognitive processes
Opposite	consciousness	An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
Spanish	inconsciencia
Catalan	inconsciència
Adjectives	unconscious	not conscious
Adjectives	unconscious	(followed by 'of') not knowing or perceiving

HyperDic: unconsciousness