adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌʌnˈkɒnʃəs/
General-American:/ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəs/
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CMU ARPABET:AH2 N K AA1 N SH AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a head injury).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
After the anesthetist administered the general anesthetic the patient was unconscious.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insentient, oblivious, out of it, out on one's feet, unaware, down for the count, under, lost to the world, senseless
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Without directed thought or awareness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
Examples
My sudden fright was an unconscious response.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subconscious
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in the zone, on a roll
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
That part of mind that is not consciously perceived.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: subconscious, subconsciousness, subconscious mind
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
lay unconscious on the floor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: conscious
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
without conscious volition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unconscious mind
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mind, head, brain, psyche, nous
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conscious English unconscious From un- + conscious.
Across languages
Translations
131 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Azerbaijani:
bayğın
— not awake
Belarusian:
непрытомны
(njeprytómny)
— not awake
Bulgarian:
в безсъзнание
(v bezsǎznanie)
— not awake
Catalan:
inconscient
— not awake
Czech:
nevědomý
— not awake
Danish:
bevidstløs
— not awake
Dutch:
bewusteloos
— not awake
Esperanto:
senkonscia
— not awake
Finnish:
tajuton
— not awake
French:
inconscient
— not awake
German:
bewusstlos
— not awake
Hindi:
अचेत
(acet)
— not awake
Hungarian:
eszméletlen
— not awake
Hungarian:
öntudatlan
— not awake
Hungarian:
nincs magánál
— not awake
Icelandic:
meðvitundarlaus
— not awake
Irish:
gan mhothú
— not awake
Italian:
svenuto
— not awake
Japanese:
無意識
(muishiki)
— not awake
Māori:
mauri moe
— not awake
Māori:
mātengatenga
— not awake
Māori:
maurimoe
— not awake
Norman:
êbaûbi
— not awake
Norwegian Bokmål:
bevisstløs
— not awake
Norwegian Nynorsk:
medvitslaus
— not awake
Plautdietsch:
besennungslooss
— not awake
Polish:
nieprzytomny
— not awake
Portuguese:
inconsciente
— not awake
Portuguese:
desacordado
— not awake
Portuguese:
desmaiado
— not awake
Portuguese:
esmaecido
— not awake
Portuguese:
desfalecido
— not awake
Portuguese:
incônscio
— not awake
Portuguese:
estar sem sentidos
— not awake
Punjabi:
ਬੇਸੁੱਧ
(besuddha)
— not awake
Romanian:
inconștient
— not awake
Russian:
бессозна́тельный
(bessoznátelʹnyj)
— not awake
Russian:
без созна́ния
(bez soznánija)
— not awake
Slovak:
bezvedomý
— not awake
Slovak:
v bezvedomí
— not awake
Spanish:
inconsciente
— not awake
Swedish:
medvetslös
— not awake
Turkish:
bilinçsiz
— not awake
Ukrainian:
неприто́мний
(neprytómnyj)
— not awake
Afrikaans:
onderbewussyn
— without directed thought or awareness
Belarusian:
падсвядо́мы
(padsvjadómy)
— without directed thought or awareness
Bulgarian:
подсъзна́телен
(podsǎznátelen)
— without directed thought or awareness
Catalan:
subconscient
— without directed thought or awareness
Chinese Mandarin:
潛意識的 /潜意识的
(qiányìshí de)
— without directed thought or awareness
Czech:
podvědomý
— without directed thought or awareness
Dutch:
onbewust
— without directed thought or awareness
Finnish:
tiedostamaton
— without directed thought or awareness
Finnish:
tiedoton
— without directed thought or awareness
Finnish:
piilotajuinen
— without directed thought or awareness
Finnish:
alitajuinen
— without directed thought or awareness
French:
subconscient
— without directed thought or awareness
Georgian:
ქვეცნობიერი
(kvecnobieri)
— without directed thought or awareness
German:
spontan
— without directed thought or awareness
German:
unbewusst
— without directed thought or awareness
German:
unterbewusst
— without directed thought or awareness
Greek:
υποσυνείδητος
(yposyneíditos)
— without directed thought or awareness
Hindi:
अचेत
(acet)
— without directed thought or awareness
Hungarian:
tudat alatti
— without directed thought or awareness
Irish:
fo-chomhfhiosach
— without directed thought or awareness
Japanese:
潜在意識
(senzai ishiki)
— without directed thought or awareness
Korean:
잠재의식적
(jamjae'uisikjeok)
— without directed thought or awareness
Korean:
무의식적
(muuisikjeok)
— without directed thought or awareness
Manx:
fo-chooinsheansagh
— without directed thought or awareness
Māori:
mauri pōtere
— without directed thought or awareness
Khiamniungan Naga:
séimòuh
— without directed thought or awareness
Persian:
ناخودآگاه
(nâxodâgâh)
— without directed thought or awareness
Polish:
podświadomy
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
inconsciente
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
automático
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
involuntário
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
maquinal
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
mecânico
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
incônscio
— without directed thought or awareness
Portuguese:
subconsciente
— without directed thought or awareness
Romanian:
subconștient
— without directed thought or awareness
Russian:
подсозна́тельный
(podsoznátelʹnyj)
— without directed thought or awareness
Scottish Gaelic:
fo-mhothachail
— without directed thought or awareness
Slovak:
podvedomý
— without directed thought or awareness
Slovak:
nevedomý
— without directed thought or awareness
Spanish:
subconsciente
— without directed thought or awareness
Swedish:
undermedveten
— without directed thought or awareness
Swedish:
omedveten
— without directed thought or awareness
Ukrainian:
підсвідо́мий
(pidsvidómyj)
— without directed thought or awareness
Ukrainian:
несвідо́мий
(nesvidómyj)
— without directed thought or awareness
Bulgarian:
подсъзнание
(podsǎznanie)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Catalan:
inconscient
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Catalan:
subconscient
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Catalan:
subconsciència
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Chinese Mandarin:
潛意識 /潜意识
(qiányìshí)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Czech:
podvědomí
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Dutch:
onbewuste
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Dutch:
onderbewustzijn
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Esperanto:
subkonscio
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Finnish:
alitajunta
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Finnish:
piilotajunta
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
French:
subconscient
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
French:
inconscient
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
German:
Unbewusstes
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
German:
Unterbewusstsein
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Hungarian:
tudattalan
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Hungarian:
tudatalatti
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Irish:
fo-chomhfhios
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Italian:
subconscio
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Japanese:
潜在意識
(senzai ishiki)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Kazakh:
бейсаналылық
(beisanalylyq)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Korean:
잠재의식
(jamjae'uisik)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Korean:
무의식
(muuisik)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Northern Kurdish:
jêrhiş
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Latin:
subcōnscientia
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Persian:
ناخودآگاه
(nâxodâgâh)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Persian:
ناخودآگاهی
(nâxodâgâhi)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Polish:
nieświadomość
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Polish:
podświadomość
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Portuguese:
inconsciente
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Portuguese:
subconsciente
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Romanian:
subconștient
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Romanian:
subconștiință
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Russian:
подсозна́тельное
(podsoznátelʹnoje)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Russian:
подсозна́ние
(podsoznánije)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Slovak:
nevedomie
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Slovak:
podvedomie
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Spanish:
subconsciencia
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Swedish:
undermedvetna
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Tagalog:
kubmalay
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Turkish:
bilinçaltı
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived
Ukrainian:
підсвідо́мість
(pidsvidómistʹ)
— that part of mind that is not consciously perceived