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unconscious

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unconscious
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unconscious1 /ʌnˈkɒnʃəs $ -ˈkɑːn-/ adjective1. unable to see, move, feel etc in the normal way because you are not conscious:
    She was found alive but unconscious.
    knock/beat somebody unconscious
    Levin was knocked unconscious by the impact.
2. a feeling or thought that is unconscious is one that you have without realizing it ⇨ subconscious
    unconscious feeling/desire/need etc
    an unconscious need to be loved
3. be unconscious of something to not realize the effect of something you have said or done:
    Doreen appeared to be unconscious of the amusement she had caused.
4. an action that is unconscious is not deliberate
—unconsciously adverb
—unconsciousness noun [uncountable]

II
unconscious2 nounthe/sb’s unconscious the part of your mind in which there are thoughts and feelings that you do not realize you have ⇨ subconscious