unconscious
un|con|scious /'ʌnk'ɒnʃəs/
1 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, ADJ n, ADJ after v
Someone who is unconscious is in a state similar to sleep, usually as the result of a serious injury or a lack of oxygen.
By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious...
≠ conscious
● unconsciousness [N-UNCOUNT]
He knew that he might soon lapse into unconsciousness.
2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ of n
If you are unconscious of something, you are unaware of it.
He himself seemed totally unconscious of his failure...
= oblivious
≠ conscious
● unconsciously [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
`I was very unsure of myself after the divorce,' she says, unconsciously sweeping back the curls from her forehead.
3 [ADJ]
If feelings or attitudes are unconscious, you are not aware that you have them, but they show in the way that you behave.
Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance...
● unconsciously [ADV] ADV with v, ADV adj
I think racism is unconsciously inherent in practically everyone.
4 [N-SING] the/poss N
Your unconscious is the part of your mind that contains feelings and ideas that you do not know about or cannot control.
In examining the content of the unconscious, Freud called into question some deeply-held beliefs.col|lec|tive un|con|scious
[N-SING] usu the N
In psychology, the collective unconscious consists of the basic ideas and images that all people are believed to share because they have inherited them.
1 [ADJ] v-link ADJ, ADJ n, ADJ after v
Someone who is unconscious is in a state similar to sleep, usually as the result of a serious injury or a lack of oxygen.
By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious...
≠ conscious
● unconsciousness [N-UNCOUNT]
He knew that he might soon lapse into unconsciousness.
2 [ADJ] v-link ADJ of n
If you are unconscious of something, you are unaware of it.
He himself seemed totally unconscious of his failure...
= oblivious
≠ conscious
● unconsciously [ADV] usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
`I was very unsure of myself after the divorce,' she says, unconsciously sweeping back the curls from her forehead.
3 [ADJ]
If feelings or attitudes are unconscious, you are not aware that you have them, but they show in the way that you behave.
Unconscious envy manifests itself very often as this kind of arrogance...
● unconsciously [ADV] ADV with v, ADV adj
I think racism is unconsciously inherent in practically everyone.
4 [N-SING] the/poss N
Your unconscious is the part of your mind that contains feelings and ideas that you do not know about or cannot control.
In examining the content of the unconscious, Freud called into question some deeply-held beliefs.col|lec|tive un|con|scious
[N-SING] usu the N
In psychology, the collective unconscious consists of the basic ideas and images that all people are believed to share because they have inherited them.