— unconsciously , adv. — unconsciousness , n.
/un kon"sheuhs/ , adj.
1. not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition.
2. temporarily devoid of consciousness.
3. not perceived at the level of awareness; occurring below the level of conscious thought: an unconscious impulse.
4. not consciously realized, planned, or done; without conscious volition or intent: an unconscious social slight.
5. not endowed with mental faculties: the unconscious stones.
n.
6. the unconscious , Psychoanal. the part of the mind containing psychic material that is only rarely accessible to awareness but that has a pronounced influence on behavior.
[ 1705-15; 1915-20 for def. 6; UN- 1 + CONSCIOUS ]