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Antonyms for unconsciousness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhn-kon-shuh s
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈkɒn ʃəs



Definition of unconsciousness

Origin :
  • 1712, "unaware, not marked by conscious thought," from un- (1) "not" + conscious. Meaning "temporarily insensible, knocked out" is recorded from 1860. In psychology, the noun the unconscious (1884) is a loan-translation of German das Unbewusste. The adjective in this sense is recorded from 1912.
  • noun ignorance
Example sentences :
  • He had been too dazed to resist; he had not known what had gripped him in his unconsciousness and weakness.
  • Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
  • Chris stared, almost forgetting the pose of unconsciousness in his bewilderment.
  • Extract from : « Raiders Invisible » by Desmond Winter Hall
  • Slowly she realized that she was being choked into unconsciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
  • After Ali fell he lived a moment, though only in unconsciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
  • His hand closed tightly on hers, and he sank back into unconsciousness.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • His face became distorted and he lapsed into unconsciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • But his look was mercifully hidden from his victim by unconsciousness.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • It was the work of only an instant to choke him in unconsciousness and lock him in the sealed cell.
  • Extract from : « Vulcan's Workshop » by Harl Vincent
  • Nor was this indifference the result of any unconsciousness of its beauty.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Was unconsciousness of all this, an excuse sufficient to stifle remorse?
  • Extract from : « St. Patrick's Eve » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for unconsciousness

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