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unconsciousnot awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/

Korean meaning: 의식을 잃은, 무의식의

Korean pronunciation: 언**컨**셔스

Example Sentences

  • The student was unconscious of drooling during the boring lecture.
  • He made an unconscious gesture of checking his phone every five minutes.
  • The boxer was unconscious for ten minutes after the knockout punch.

unconscious

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈkɑːnʃəs//

not awake and aware of and responding to one's environment

unconscious concept
💡 Concept

The patient remains unconscious while the doctor checks vital signs

unconscious rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Though unconscious, the reflection stays conscious and self-conscious

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈkɒnʃəs/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootconscious

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, '아니다'를 뜻하는 'un-'과 '함께 알다'는 의미의 'conscious'가 결합되어 '알지 못하는 상태'를 나타내게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

consciousself-conscious
conscious
self-conscious

🔗Collocations

knock unconscious
unconscious bias
fall unconscious
unconscious mind
render unconscious
unconscious behavior

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student was unconscious of drooling during the boring lecture.

He made an unconscious gesture of checking his phone every five minutes.

The boxer was unconscious for ten minutes after the knockout punch.

😄 Fun example

She was unconscious of her habit of laughing at her own jokes.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unawareoblivioussenselessinsensiblecomatose

Antonyms

consciousawarealert

Related

subconsciousawarenessconsciousnesscomafaint

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