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# unconsciousness

«unconsciousness» in Mova's school dictionary: **The state of being unconscious: not awake and not able to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (unconsciousness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

The state of being unconscious: not awake and not able to notice anything, for example after a bad fall or fainting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A health and first-aid word. If someone falls into unconsciousness, call 999 (UK, Ireland 112/999), 911 (USA, Canada) or 000 (Australia), 111 (New Zealand), check breathing and put them in the recovery position if you have been taught. In stories a character slips into unconsciousness after a blow or a fall.

### examples

- The blow to his head caused unconsciousness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#x1)
- First aiders check for breathing in cases of unconsciousness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#x2)
- She slipped into unconsciousness after the fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#x3)
- Fainting is a short period of unconsciousness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#x4)
- The doctor asked how long the unconsciousness lasted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#x5)
- He drifted out of unconsciousness and opened his eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/#x6)

### note

Uncountable noun. From «unconscious». Spelling: double s in «-ness» after «-ous». Sleep is not unconsciousness in the medical sense: a sleeping person can be woken easily.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unconsciousness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unconsciousness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.