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/

• (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)

1. unconsciousness (the state of lacking consciousness)

   Antonyms: lucidez, consciência

2. unconsciousness (ignorance of something, especially due to innocence)

Related terms

• inconsciente

Further reading

• “inconsciência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026