unconsciousness
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6.0
- noun
- /ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnəs/
:
inconsciencia
- After fainting from the heat, he fell into unconsciousness for a few minutes.
- lapse into unconsciousness
- state of unconsciousness
it's just a question of degrees of unconsciousness, not different.
- it's just a question of degrees of unconsciousness, not different.
- On six different occasions, you've choked your wife to unconsciousness.
- And then, as GED starts to slip into unconsciousness and the boat stops moving, we find this.
- So they're they're clear network phenomena that are going on in the conscious brain that get disrupted during unconsciousness.
- And the problem with the vision of Mai Tais on the beach is that, well, first of all, that's an that's a vision of, of drug induced unconsciousness.
Examples
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And I slipped into unconsciousness.
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A blow to the head that is hard enough to cause unconsciousness is often a very serious injury.
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Experts say unconsciousness... occurs before pain has time to register.
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At first, she quickly sank into a state of unconsciousness the moment she shut her eyes.
Fiction book (1996) -
In the process of drying their damp clothing, they slipped into unconsciousness and did not awake for hours.
Fiction book (1990) -
The last breath shoots out of her, and then she lapses into unconsciousness.
Academic text (2000) -
She's in a shock-induced state of unconsciousness.
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You are held suspended on some thin, indefinable line between consciousness and unconsciousness, warmth and chill.
Fiction book (2000) -
Something about blood, then she lapsed into unconsciousness, and we haven't been able to rouse her since.
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Karen stirs, then starts slipping back into unconsciousness, so Wayne splashes her face with water.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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5.4
A deep unconscious state when a person cannot be woken
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6.0
A short time when a person becomes unconscious or cannot remember things
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7.7
An almost unconscious state when a person cannot think or feel much
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5.3
A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond
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7.8
A state when a person is unconscious and not aware of things around them
A deep, long unconscious state after serious illness or injury
A state of being partly awake and not fully aware of your surroundings
The state of not being able to feel or notice things
Antonyms
How Conscious
Surface Forms
Morphology
unconsciousness = unconscious (transparent) = un + conscious + ness
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'unconscious' indicating a state or condition.
Etymology
Unconsciousness breaks into un- ('not') and conscious ('aware'), and the con- part comes from an old word meaning 'to know' — the same idea you see in science. So unconsciousness is the state of 'not knowing' or not being aware of yourself or what is around you.