insentience
/ɪnˈsɛnʃəns/
noun
- The state of being unable to feel or perceive anything; lack of consciousness or sensation.
- The patient's insentience after the accident was a result of severe brain damage.
- The philosopher argued that plants exist in a state of insentience, without pain or awareness.
- Some people mistakenly believe that animals have insentience, but science shows they feel pain.
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