unconscious

un·con·scious  (n-knshs)

adj.

1. Lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception; not conscious.

2. Temporarily lacking consciousness.

3. Occurring in the absence of conscious awareness or thought: unconscious resentment; unconscious fears.

4. Without conscious control; involuntary or unintended: an unconscious mannerism.

n.

The division of the mind in psychoanalytic theory containing elements of psychic makeup, such as memories or repressed desires, that are not subject to conscious perception or control but that often affect conscious thoughts and behavior.

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un·conscious·ly adv.

un·conscious·ness n.

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unconscious

Adjective

1. unable to notice or respond to things which one would normally be aware of through the senses; insensible or comatose

2. not aware of one's actions or behaviour: unconscious of his failure

3. not realized or intended: unconscious duplicity

4. coming from or produced by the unconscious: unconscious mental processes

Noun

Psychoanal the part of the mind containing instincts, impulses, and ideas that are not available for direct examination

unconsciously adv
unconsciousness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	unconscious - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware unconscious mind mind, psyche, nous, brain, head - that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" superego - (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience id - (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
Adj.	1.	unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor" asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth" involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary - not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy conscious - knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts; "remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed"
	2.	unconscious - without conscious volition involuntary, nonvoluntary, unvoluntary - not subject to the control of the will; "involuntary manslaughter"; "involuntary servitude"; "an involuntary shudder"; "It (becoming a hero) was involuntary. They sank my boat"- John F.Kennedy
	3.	unconscious - (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens incognizant, unaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"

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unconscious

adjective 1. senseless, knocked out, out cold (informal) out, stunned, numb, dazed, blacked out (informal) in a coma, comatose, stupefied, asleep, out for the count (informal) insensible, dead to the world (informal) << OPPOSITE awake

adjective 2. unaware, ignorant, oblivious, unsuspecting, lost to, blind to, in ignorance, unknowing << OPPOSITE aware

adjective 3. unintentional, unwitting, unintended, inadvertent, accidental, unpremeditated << OPPOSITE intentional

adjective 4. subconscious, automatic, suppressed, repressed, inherent, reflex, instinctive, innate, involuntary, latent, subliminal, unrealized, gut (informal)

Translations

unconscious [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs] adj → sin sentido (= unaware); inconsciente

n the unconscious → el inconsciente;

to knock sb unconscious → dejar a algn sin sentido

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unconscious [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs] adj → sans connaissance, évanoui(e) (= unaware);

unconscious (of) → inconscient(e) (de) n the unconscious → l'inconscient m;

to knock sb unconscious → assommer qn

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unconscious [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs] adj (in faint) → bewusstlos (= unaware);

unconscious of → nicht bewusst +gen n the unconscious → das Unbewusste;

to knock sb unconscious → jdn bewusstlos schlagen

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unconscious [ʌnˈkɔnʃəs] adj → privo/a di sensi, svenuto/a (= unaware); inconsapevole, inconscio/a

n the unconscious → l'inconscio;

to knock sb unconscious → far perdere i sensi a qn con un pugno