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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