unconsciousness
nounUK /ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnəs/
US /ʌnˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
Unconsciousness is when someone is asleep-like and does not know what is happening around them.
The doctor checked the boy's breathing after his brief unconsciousness.
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2. A state of not being aware of something, like a feeling or fact.
His unconsciousness of the danger made everyone worried.
3. In psychology, the part of the mind that holds thoughts you do not notice.
Freud believed dreams come from unconsciousness.
4. A deep state of sleep or lack of response caused by injury or illness.
After the fall, she was in unconsciousness for several hours.