unconscious
Not awake and not knowing what is happening around you.
Not awake and not aware of what is happening around you, often because of injury, illness, or lack of consciousness.
Happening without you knowing or planning it.
Done without realizing it; not intentional and without conscious thought.
In psychology, the part of your mind that you do not know about but that affects how you think and act.
In psychology, the part of the mind containing thoughts, memories, and desires not currently in conscious awareness but influencing behavior.
- Base: unconscious
- Base: unconscious
- Plural: unconscious, unconsciouses
fall unconscious
1Suddenly lose consciousness naturally or from illness
To suddenly stop being awake because you are sick, weak, or hurt.
- He fell unconscious after standing in the heat too long.
- She fell unconscious before the ambulance arrived.
knock someone unconscious
1Cause someone to lose consciousness
To hit or injure someone so they are not awake and do not know what is happening around them.
- The blow to the head knocked him unconscious.
- She was knocked unconscious during the accident.
render someone unconscious
1Cause someone to become unconscious
To make someone lose consciousness by hitting, injury, or other cause.
- The gas leak rendered two workers unconscious.
- The impact rendered her unconscious instantly.