unconscious
part of speech
adjective (unconscious); noun (the unconscious — in psychology)
meaning for a pupil
1) Unconscious means not awake and not able to see, hear or feel, for example after a bad bang on the head or in an operation. tree →
2) Unconscious also means not aware: doing something without knowing or noticing it. tree →
3) (psychology) The unconscious is the part of the mind that has thoughts and feelings you do not notice. tree →
sense in the lessons
In first aid lessons, if someone is unconscious you call the emergency number (999, 911, 000, 111 or 112, depending on the country), check their breathing and put them in the recovery position. In everyday talk, «an unconscious habit» is one you do without thinking. In stories, a character knocked unconscious wakes up later, confused.
examples
- He fell off the horse and was knocked unconscious. tree →
- If someone is unconscious, call for help at once. tree →
- She was unconscious during the operation. tree →
- Put an unconscious person who is breathing on their side. tree →
- Biting my nails is an unconscious habit. tree →
- He was unconscious of the spider on his hat. tree →
- The boxer lay unconscious for a minute. tree →
- Doctors check how long the patient was unconscious. tree →
- He was carried back to the castle, unconscious. tree →
note
Spelling: un + conscious, with «sc»: un-con-scious. Opposite: conscious. «Unconscious of» means «not noticing». Being unconscious is not the same as being asleep — you cannot be woken up easily, so it is an emergency.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «unconscious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.