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unconscious
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
unconscious \un*con"scious\ ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]s), a.
1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental
perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not
knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man.
--Cowper.
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2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; resulting from
neural activity of which a person is not aware; as, an
unconscious movement; unconscious cerebration.
"Unconscious causes." --Blackmore.
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3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as,
a mule unconscious of the yoke. --Pope.
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4. Unintentional; as, an unconscious insult.
[PJC] -- Un*con"scious*ly, adv. -- Un*con"scious*ness,
n.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
unconscious \un*con"scious\ ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]s), n. (Psychoanalysis) Usually the unconscious; that part of the mind in which mental processes occur that are not accesible to the awareness, but may significantly influence behavior. [PJC] [1913 Webster]
