unconsciousness

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noun

The state of lacking consciousness, of being unconscious

“I was roused from unconsciousness by the alarm clock.”

Opposite
consciousness
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Meanings

noununconsciousness (countable and uncountable, plural unconsciousnesses)

plural unconsciousnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of lacking consciousness, of being unconscious

    I was roused from unconsciousness by the alarm clock.

  2. countableuncountableignorance or innocence; the state of being uninformed or unaware

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

Opposite
consciousness
Broader
cognitive statestate of mind

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From unconscious + -ness or un- + consciousness.

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Translations

Arabic فِقْدَان اَلْوَعْي, إِغْمَاء
  • فِقْدَان اَلْوَعْي (fiqdān al-waʕy)the state of lacking consciousness
  • إِغْمَاء (ʔiḡmāʔ)the state of lacking consciousness
Bulgarian безсъзнание, несвяст
  • безсъзнание (bezsăznanie)the state of lacking consciousness
  • несвяст (nesvjast)the state of lacking consciousness
  • несъзнателност (nesăznatelnost)ignorance or innocence
Czech bezvědomí
  • bezvědomíthe state of lacking consciousness
Finnish tiedottomuus, tajuttomuus
  • tiedottomuusthe state of lacking consciousness
  • tajuttomuusthe state of lacking consciousness
  • tietämättömyysignorance or innocence
French inconscience
  • inconsciencethe state of lacking consciousness
German Bewusstlosigkeit, Unwissenheit
  • Bewusstlosigkeitthe state of lacking consciousness
  • Unwissenheitignorance or innocence
Hindi अचेतनता
  • अचेतनता (acetantā)the state of lacking consciousness
Indonesian ketidaksadaran
  • ketidaksadaranthe state of lacking consciousness
Italian incoscienza
  • incoscienzathe state of lacking consciousness
Japanese 無意識, 無意識
  • 無意識 (muishiki)the state of lacking consciousness
  • 無意識 (muishiki)ignorance or innocence
Polish nieprzytomność
  • nieprzytomnośćthe state of lacking consciousness
Portuguese inconsciência, inconsciência
  • inconsciênciathe state of lacking consciousness
  • inconsciênciaignorance or innocence
Slovak bezvedomie, nevedomosť
  • bezvedomiethe state of lacking consciousness
  • nevedomosťignorance or innocence
Spanish inconsciencia
  • inconscienciathe state of lacking consciousness
Cite this entry
APA

unconsciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsciousness

MLA

“unconsciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsciousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconsciousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconsciousness.

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