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un·con·scious
(ŭn-kŏn′shəs)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.
un·con′scious·ly adv.
un·con′scious·ness n.
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unconscious
(ʌnˈkɒnʃəs)adj
1. (Medicine) lacking normal sensory awareness of the environment; insensible
2. not aware of one's actions, behaviour, etc: unconscious of his bad manners.
3. characterized by lack of awareness or intention: an unconscious blunder.
4. (Psychoanalysis) coming from or produced by the unconscious: unconscious resentment.
n
(Psychoanalysis) psychoanal the part of the mind containing instincts, impulses, images, and ideas that are not available for direct examination. See also collective unconscious Compare subconscious, preconscious
unˈconsciously adv
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un•con•scious
(ʌnˈkɒn ʃəs)adj.
1. not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
2. temporarily devoid of consciousness.
3. not perceived at the level of awareness: an unconscious impulse.
4. done unintentionally: an unconscious slight.
5. without mental faculties: the unconscious stones.
n. 6. the unconscious, Psychoanal. the part of the psyche that is rarely accessible to awareness but that has a pronounced influence on behavior.
[1705–15]
un•con′scious•ly, adv.
un•con′scious•ness, n.
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subconscious
– unconscious1. used as a noun
Your subconscious is the part of your mind that can influence you or affect your behaviour without your being aware of it.
The memory of it all was locked deep in my subconscious.
2. used as an adjective
You can also use subconscious as an adjective in front of a noun.
The subconscious mind forgets nothing.
He was urged on by some subconscious desire to punish himself.
3. 'unconscious'
You do not say that a person is 'subconscious'. If someone is not conscious, you say that they are unconscious.
The blow knocked him unconscious.
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unconscious
This part of the mind is cut off from consciousness and is believed to be the seat of repressed emotions.
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| Noun | 1. |  unconscious - that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unawaremind, 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 Dickensincognizant, 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) By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious.
senseless conscious, awake, sensible
senseless conscious, awake, sensible
2. unaware, ignorant, oblivious, unsuspecting, lost to, blind to, in ignorance, unknowing Mr Battersby was apparently quite unconscious of their presence.
unaware aware, conscious, alert, sensible
unaware aware, conscious, alert, sensible
3. unintentional, unwitting, unintended, inadvertent, accidental, unpremeditated 'You're well out of it,' he said with unconscious brutality.
unintentional planned, conscious, deliberate, intentional, studied, calculated, wilful
unintentional planned, conscious, deliberate, intentional, studied, calculated, wilful
4. subconscious, automatic, suppressed, repressed, inherent, reflex, instinctive, innate, involuntary, latent, subliminal, unrealized, gut (informal) an unconscious desire expressed solely during sleep
the unconscious subconscious mind, self, ego, psyche, id, subconscious, unconscious mind, superego, inner self, inner man or woman Freud examined the content of the unconscious.
Quotations
"The images of the unconscious place a great responsibility upon a man. Failure to understand them, or a shirking of ethical responsibility, deprives him of his wholeness and imposes a painful fragmentariness on his life" [Carl Jung Memories, Dreams, Reflections]
"The images of the unconscious place a great responsibility upon a man. Failure to understand them, or a shirking of ethical responsibility, deprives him of his wholeness and imposes a painful fragmentariness on his life" [Carl Jung Memories, Dreams, Reflections]
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unconscious
adjective1. Lacking consciousness:
Idioms: out cold, out like a light.
2. Not aware or informed:
ignorant, innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting.
Idiom: in the dark.
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Translations
عَقْل اللأوعي، اللاشُعورغَيْر مَقْصودغَيْرُ وَاعٍغَيْر واعٍفاقِد الشُّعور، مُغْمى عَلَيْه
v bezvědomínetušícíneúmyslnýnevědomí
ubevidstunderbevidstheduvidende ombevidstløs
tiedoton
bez svijesti
akaratlannem tudatos
dulvitund, undirmeîvitundmeîvitundarlausómeîvitaîur, óviljandióvitandi
意識を失った
무의식의
sąmonės nebuvimas
bez samaņasneapzinātsnesaprotošsnezinošszemapziņa
nezavedennezavesten
omedveten
ไม่รู้สึกตัว
bất tỉnh
unconscious
[ʌnˈkɒnʃəs]A. ADJ
1. (Med) → sin sentido, inconsciente
to be unconscious → estar sin sentido or inconsciente
to be unconscious for three hours → pasar tres horas sin sentido
to become unconscious → perder el sentido or conocimiento, desmayarse
to fall unconscious → caer sin sentido
they found him unconscious → lo encontraron inconsciente
to be unconscious → estar sin sentido or inconsciente
to be unconscious for three hours → pasar tres horas sin sentido
to become unconscious → perder el sentido or conocimiento, desmayarse
to fall unconscious → caer sin sentido
they found him unconscious → lo encontraron inconsciente
2. (= unaware) → inconsciente, insensible
to be unconscious of sth → no ser consciente de algo
he remained blissfully unconscious of the danger → continuó tan tranquilo, sin darse cuenta del peligro
to be unconscious of sth → no ser consciente de algo
he remained blissfully unconscious of the danger → continuó tan tranquilo, sin darse cuenta del peligro
3. (= unintentional) → inconsciente
B. N the unconscious (Psych) → el inconsciente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
unconscious
[ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs] adj
(= having lost consciousness) → inconscient(e)
to knock sb unconscious → assommer qn
to beat sb unconscious → assommer qn de coups
to knock sb unconscious → assommer qn
to beat sb unconscious → assommer qn de coups
(= not deliberate) [desires, feelings, impulse, envy, hatred] → inconscient(e); [humour] → involontaire
n
the unconscious → l'inconscient m
the unconscious → l'inconscient m
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unconscious
adj
(Med) → bewusstlos; to fall unconscious → bewusstlos zu Boden fallen; the blow knocked him unconscious → durch den Schlag wurde er bewusstlos; to become unconscious → das Bewusstsein verlieren, bewusstlos werden; to beat somebody unconscious → jdn bewusstlos schlagen
pred (= unaware) to be unconscious of something → sich (dat) → einer Sache (gen) → nicht bewusst sein; I was unconscious of the fact that … → ich war mir or es war mir nicht bewusst, dass …
(= unintentional) insult, allusion etc → unbewusst, unbeabsichtigt; blunder → ungewollt, unbeabsichtigt; humour → unfreiwillig; she was the unconscious cause of his unhappiness → ohne es zu wissen, wurde sie zur Ursache seines Unglücks; he was the unconscious tool of … → er wurde unwissentlich zum Werkzeug (+gen) → …
(Psych) → unbewusst; the unconscious mind → das Unbewusste; at or on an unconscious level → auf der Ebene des Unbewussten
n (Psych) the unconscious → das Unbewusste; he probed his unconscious → er erforschte das Unbewusste in sich (dat)
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unconscious
[ʌnˈkɒnʃəs]1. adj
a. (Med) → privo/a di sensi, svenuto/a
to fall unconscious → svenire, cadere (a terra) privo/a di sensi
to knock sb unconscious → far perdere i sensi a qn con un colpo
to fall unconscious → svenire, cadere (a terra) privo/a di sensi
to knock sb unconscious → far perdere i sensi a qn con un colpo
b. (unaware) unconscious (of) → inconsapevole (di), ignaro/a (di)
c. (unintentional, action, desire) → inconscio/a
2. n (Psych) the unconscious → l'inconscio
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unconscious
(anˈkonʃəs) adjective1. senseless or stunned, eg because of an accident. She was unconscious for three days after the crash.
2. not aware. He was unconscious of having said anything rude.
3. unintentional. Her prejudice is quite unconscious.
noun the deepest level of the mind, the processes of which are revealed only through eg psychoanalysis. the secrets of the unconscious.
unˈconsciously adverb unintentionally, or without being aware. She unconsciously addressed me by the wrong name.
unˈconsciousness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
unconscious
→ غَيْرُ وَاعٍ v bezvědomí ubevidst bewusstlos λιπόθυμος inconsciente tiedoton inconscient bez svijesti privo di sensi 意識を失った 무의식의 buiten bewustzijn bevisstløs nieświadomy inconsciente бессознательный omedveten ไม่รู้สึกตัว bilinçsiz bất tỉnh 不省人事的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
un·con·scious
a. inconsciente.
1. que ha perdido el conocimiento;
2. que no responde a estímulos sensoriales.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
unconscious
adj inconsciente; unconscious patient..paciente inconsciente... unconscious thoughts..pensamientos inconscientes; n (fam, unconscious mind) mente f inconsciente, inconsciente m (fam)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.