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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesinconscient
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sjɑ̃/
"Il a perdu connaissance après le choc."
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2 senses- 1
Not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition, typically due to sleep, injury, or anesthesia.
"He was found unconscious on the floor and rushed to the hospital."
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The part of the mind containing ideas, feelings, and desires of which the person is not aware, but which influence behavior.
"Psychoanalysis aims to bring repressed memories from the unconscious into conscious awareness."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English prefix un- (meaning 'not') combined with conscious, which originates from the Latin conscius (knowing, aware), from conscire (to be conscious of). It entered the English lexicon in the 17th century, initially denoting a lack of awareness or perception, and later expanded in psychoanalysis to describe the part of the mind inaccessible to conscious thought.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Unconscious" is said worldwide
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inconscient
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.kɔ̃.sjɑ̃/
"Il a perdu connaissance après le choc."
unbewusst
Transliteration: /ˈʊnbəˌvʊst/
"Der Patient lag mehrere Stunden lang unbewusst im Bett."
inconsapevole
Transliteration: /iŋ.kon.saˈpɛː.vo.le/
"Era inconsciente dei pericoli che lo circondavano."
inconsciente
Transliteration: /iŋ.konˈsjen.te/
"El boxeador cayó inconsciente tras el golpe."
inconsciente
Transliteration: /ĩ.kõˈsi.ẽ.tʃi/
"Ele ficou inconsciente após o acidente de carro."
बेहोश
Transliteration: behohsh
"चोट लगने के बाद वह बेहोश हो गया।"
无意识的
Transliteration: wú yì shí de
"他在事故中失去知觉，陷入了无意识状态。"
무의식의
Transliteration: mu-ui-sik-ui
"그는 부상으로 인해 의식을 잃었다."
無意識の
Transliteration: muishiki no
"彼は事故で気を失い、無意識の状態になった。"
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