# unconscious

Pronunciation: say "un-KON-shuhs" US /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/, UK /ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

## Adjective

1. In a state of not being awake or aware of one's surroundings, as after a blow to the head.
   - Simple: Not awake and not able to feel or notice anything, often after a hard hit to the head.
   - _The driver remained unconscious for several minutes after the crash._
   - _Paramedics revived the unconscious hiker before carrying her down the trail._
2. Done or occurring without directed thought or conscious awareness.
   - Simple: Happening without thinking about it or being aware of it.
   - _His unconscious bias affected the way he graded the essays._
   - _The dancer's movements were almost unconscious after years of practice._
4. Carrying out a skilled performance automatically, without conscious control over the actions.
   - Simple: Performing a skill so smoothly that you do it without thinking.
   - _The point guard went unconscious in the fourth quarter, draining shot after shot._
   - _On the back nine she was unconscious, sinking putts from every corner of the green._

## Noun

3. The part of the mind whose contents are not consciously perceived.
   - Simple: The part of the mind that works without you knowing about it.
   - _Freud believed the unconscious shaped much of human behavior._
   - _Repressed memories may linger in the unconscious for years._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix un- ("not") added to conscious.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unconscious (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).