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unconscious definition
un·con·scious (-kän′s̸həs)
adjective
- not endowed with consciousness; mindless
- temporarily deprived of consciousness unconscious from a blow on the head
- not aware (of) unconscious of his mistake
- not known, realized, or intended; not done, said, etc. on purpose an unconscious habit, unconscious humor
- not aware of one's own existence; not conscious of self
- having to do with those of one's mental processes that one is unable to bring into one's consciousness
Related Forms:
- unconsciously un·con′·sciously adverb
- unconsciousness un·con′·scious·ness noun
unconscious Idioms
the unconscious
Psychoanalysis the sum of all thoughts, memories, impulses, desires, feelings, etc. of which the individual is not conscious but which influence the emotions and behavior; that part of one's psyche which comprises repressed material of this nature
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