unconscious
/ʌnˈkɑnʃəs/
adjective
- Not awake or aware of one's surroundings, usually because of injury, illness, or sleep.
- The patient was unconscious when the ambulance arrived.
- The hiker was found unconscious after falling off the trail.
- He remained unconscious for several hours after the accident.
- Done or happening without being aware of it; not deliberate.
- I made an unconscious decision to avoid that street after the scary experience.
- His unconscious bias affected the way he treated people from different backgrounds.
- She had an unconscious habit of tapping her foot while thinking.
noun
- The part of the mind that contains thoughts, memories, and feelings that a person is not actively aware of.
- Dreams are believed to come from the unconscious.
- Many of our habits are controlled by the unconscious.
- The therapist helped him explore his unconscious to understand his fears.