Unconscious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈɒnʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈɒnʃəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈɑːnʃəs/.

Examples

lay unconscious on the floor
happily unconscious of the new calamity at home

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unconscious mind

Antonyms

conscious

Parts of Speech

noun	that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
adjective	not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead “lay unconscious on the floor”
adjective	without conscious volition
adjective	(followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; - Charles Dickens “happily unconscious of the new calamity at home”

Word Forms

unconsciousness

noun

a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbewusst

der Teil des Geistes, in dem psychische Aktivitäten stattfinden, die der Person nicht bewusst sind

🇫🇷French

inconscient

cette partie de l'esprit dans laquelle se déroule l'activité psychique dont la personne n'a pas conscience

🇪🇸Spanish

inconsciente

Esa parte de la mente donde tiene lugar la actividad psíquica de la que la persona no es consciente.

🇮🇹Italian

inconscio

quella parte della mente in cui si svolge l'attività psichica di cui la persona non è consapevole

🇳🇱Dutch

onbewust

dat deel van de geest waarin psychische activiteit plaatsvindt waarvan de persoon zich niet bewust is

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconsciente

aquela parte da mente onde ocorre a atividade psíquica da qual a pessoa não tem conhecimento

🇷🇺Russian

бессознательный

та часть разума, в которой происходит психическая деятельность, о которой человек не подозревает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अचेत

मन का वह भाग जिसमें मानसिक गतिविधि होती है जिसके बारे में व्यक्ति अनजान होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অচেতন

মনের সেই অংশ যেখানে মনস্তাত্ত্বিক ক্রিয়াকলাপ সংঘটিত হয় যা ব্যক্তির অজানা

🇮🇳Tamil

மயக்கம்

மனதின் ஒரு பகுதி, அதில் மனநல செயல்பாடு நடைபெறுகிறது, அது அந்த நபருக்கு தெரியாது

🇮🇳Telugu

అపస్మారక స్థితి

వ్యక్తికి తెలియని మానసిక కార్యకలాపాలు జరిగే మనస్సులోని భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेशुद्ध

मनाचा तो भाग ज्यामध्ये मानसिक क्रिया घडते ज्याबद्दल व्यक्ती अनभिज्ञ असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેભાન

મનનો તે ભાગ જ્યાં માનસિક પ્રવૃત્તિ થાય છે જેનાથી વ્યક્તિ અજાણ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಹೀನ

ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಯು ನಡೆಯುವ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಭಾಗವು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അബോധാവസ്ഥയിൽ

വ്യക്തിക്ക് അറിയാത്ത മാനസിക പ്രവർത്തനം നടക്കുന്ന മനസ്സിൻ്റെ ഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਹੋਸ਼

ਮਨ ਦਾ ਉਹ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਅਣਜਾਣ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ہوش

دماغ کا وہ حصہ جس میں نفسیاتی سرگرمی ہوتی ہے جس سے انسان لاعلم ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无意识

发生心理活动但人们没有意识到的心灵部分

🇯🇵Japanese

無意識

精神的な活動が起こっている、本人が気づいていない心の部分

🇰🇷Korean

무의식

개인이 인식하지 못하는 정신 활동이 일어나는 마음의 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất tỉnh

phần của tâm trí trong đó hoạt động tâm linh diễn ra mà người đó không nhận thức được

🇹🇭Thai

หมดสติ

จิตส่วนนั้นซึ่งมีกิจกรรมทางจิตเกิดขึ้นโดยที่บุคคลนั้นไม่รู้ตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak sadar

bagian pikiran tempat terjadinya aktivitas psikis yang tidak disadari oleh orang tersebut

🇵🇭Filipino

walang malay

ang bahagi ng isip kung saan nagaganap ang aktibidad ng saykiko na hindi alam ng tao

🇲🇾Malay

tak sedar diri

bahagian minda di mana aktiviti psikik berlaku di mana orang itu tidak sedar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير واعي

ذلك الجزء من العقل الذي يحدث فيه النشاط النفسي والذي لا يدركه الشخص

🇮🇷Persian

ناخودآگاه

بخشی از ذهن که در آن فعالیت روانی صورت می گیرد که فرد از آن بی خبر است

🇹🇷Turkish

bilinçsiz

kişinin farkında olmadığı psişik aktivitenin gerçekleştiği zihin kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲסַר הַכָּרָה

אותו חלק של הנפש שבו מתרחשת פעילות נפשית שהאדם אינו מודע לה

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