unconscience vs unconscious :

unconscience vs unconscious

unconscience or unconscious

Unconscious refers to a part of the mind which we are not aware of and is more loosely used to describe a state of unawareness.

"The homeless man laid down unconscious."

Unconscience is a wrong usage of the above word and it should be avoided in writings.



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Definitions
  unconscious
  • n  that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
  • a  not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
    lay unconscious on the floor
  • s  without conscious volition
  • s  (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving
    happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens
News & Articles
  unconscious
  • 1 dead, 1 unconscious at Tequesta condominium
    A man was found dead and his wife was found unconscious in a condominium in Tequesta. Tequesta police were called to the Broadview Intracoastal Place about 8:15 a.m. Friday. Neighbors became concerned after the elderly couple had not been seen in a while and newspapers and mail were piling up. Police asked for assistance from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri ...
    June 14, 2013 - WPBF Palm Beach
  • 1 dead, 1 unconscious inside Tequesta condo
    Authorities say they've found one person dead and another unconscious in a condominium in Tequesta.
    June 14, 2013 - WINK TV Southwest Florida
  • Man beaten unconscious in Capitol Hill
    A 33-year-old man was arrested for allegedly beating another man unconscious and threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend Thursday morning in Capitol Hill.
    June 13, 2013 - KOMO Seattle