unconsciousness

/ ʌnˈkɒnʃəsnɪs /

noun

1. the state of being without normal sensory awareness; insensibility

Example Sentences

He “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and ... he may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” officials said last month.

From Los Angeles Times

He “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and ... he may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” officials said last month.

From Los Angeles Times

Argentine authorities said local police found drugs, alcohol and “destroyed objects and furniture” in Payne’s room, adding that he “may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness.”

From Los Angeles Times

The prosecutor’s office determined from the position of Payne’s body and the injuries he sustained that he “did not adopt a reflexive posture to protect himself and that he may have fallen in a state of semi- or total unconsciousness,” officials added in Thursday’s statement.

From Los Angeles Times

From 1996 to 2000 Luster used the illegal drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate, or GHB, to put his victims in a “life-threatening state of unconsciousness” and engage in “sadistic sexual abuse of their comatose bodies,” according to the D.A.’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• oblivion