unconsciousness

Noun

Meaning

The state of lacking consciousness, of being unconscious
I was roused from unconsciousness by the alarm clock.

ignorance or innocence; the state of being uninformed or unaware

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

lethe deafness unconscious ignorance innocence coma blindness anesthesia trance amnesia numbness oblivion narcosis suffocation analgesia
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Antonyms

christianity chronicle norma annunciation eucharist ana
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Hypernyms

cognitive state

Hyponyms

autopilot coma narcosis blackout insensibility grogginess

Phrases with the word

deep unconsciousness state of unconsciousness temporary unconsciousness recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness sudden collapse into unconsciousness complete unconsciousness

Examples

The unconsciousness of man is the consciousness of God. Henry David Thoreau

It takes courage... to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives. Marianne Williamson

When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into your subconscious. For the moment of the performance, we all have to return to a new level of unconsciousness. All the reflection and all the doubts have to be laid aside before you start. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Orthodoxy is unconsciousness. George Orwell

Instant unconsciousness had been my greatest passion for ten years. Oscar Levant

120. Happy is the spirit that attains to complete unconsciousness of all sensible experience at the time of prayer. Evagrius Ponticus

Close letter words and terms

unconscious process unconscious rape unconsciously unconscripted unconsecrate unconsecrated