/ʌˌnkɑˈnʃʌsnɪs/ - [unkanshusnis] - un•con•scious•ness
We found 4 definitions of unconsciousness from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: unconsciousnesses |
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unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment | ||
consciousness an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness" | ||
cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes | ||
automatic pilot, autopilot a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness; "she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot"; "she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot" | ||
unawareness, unknowingness unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention | ||
blackout a momentary loss of consciousness | ||
semiconsciousness, stupor, grogginess, stupefaction marginal consciousness; "his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows"; "someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor" | ||
comatoseness, coma a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury | ||
electrosleep unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain | ||
semicoma a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli | ||
insensibility a lack of sensibility | ||
trance a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep | ||
semitrance a trancelike state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent |