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Unconsciousness - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Unconsciousness : (noun)
1: a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
[ant: consciousness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Unconscious \Un*con"scious\, a.
1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental
perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not
knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man.
--Cowper.
2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; as, an
unconscious cerebration. ``Unconscious causes.''
--Blackmore.
3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as,
a mule unconscious of the yoke. --Pope. --
Un*con"scious-ly, adv. -- Un*con"scious*ness, n.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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