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unconscious

6 definitions • 5 examples
1
in the state of not being awake and not aware of things around you, especially as the result of a head injury:

Examples:

She was hit on the head by a stone and knocked unconscious.
2
An unconscious thought or feeling is one that you do not know you have:

Examples:

my unconscious desire to impress him
3
the part of your mind that contains feelings and thoughts that you do not know about, and that influences the way you behave
4
not conscious :

Examples:

The fall from his horse knocked him unconscious for several minutes.
5
Unconscious feelings or actions are ones you are not completely aware of:

Examples:

unconscious anxiety
There’s an unconscious classification within the group.
6
(in psychoanalysis) the part of the mind you are not aware of but which influences behavior

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