unconsciousness
The state of lacking consciousness, of being unconsciousThe state of lacking consciousness, of being unconscious
» Tom slipped back into unconsciousness.
Tom verlor erneut das Bewusstsein. — Tickler
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of lacking consciousness, of being unconscious
I was roused from unconsciousness by the alarm clock.
Bewusstlosigkeit
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
(countable, uncountable)Ignorance or innocence; the state of being uninformed or unaware
Unwissenheit
Examples
6 sentencesTom slipped back into unconsciousness.
deTom verlor erneut das Bewusstsein. — Tickler
I'm not beating you into unconsciousness.
I sank into unconsciousness.
She fell into unconsciousness.
William drifted into unconsciousness.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From unconscious + -ness or un- + consciousness.From unconscious + -ness or un- + consciousness.
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Forms
plural: unconsciousnesses| Singular | unconsciousness |
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regular
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.