inconsciência
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- inconciência (1931-prescribed spelling)
- inconsciencia (pre-standardization spelling)
Etymology
From in- + consciência.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [ĩ.kõ.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kõ.siˈẽ.si.a/ [ĩ.kõ.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.kõˈsjẽ.sja/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.kõʃˈsjẽ.sjɐ/, /ĩ.kõˈʃjẽ.sjɐ/
Noun
inconsciência f (plural inconsciências)
- unconsciousness (the state of lacking consciousness)
- Antonyms: lucidez, consciência
- unconsciousness (ignorance of something, especially due to innocence)
Related terms
Further reading
- “inconsciência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026