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inconsciencia

unconsciousness

noun een-kons-SYEN-syah Rare

Also means

recklessness

Usage Note

Inconsciencia covers two distinct senses: the medical state of being unconscious, and the behavioral quality of acting without awareness of consequences (recklessness). Context is essential — cayó en la inconsciencia (fell unconscious) vs actúa con inconsciencia (acts recklessly). The adjective is inconsciente.

Examples

"El golpe lo sumió en la inconsciencia."

Natural Translation

The blow plunged him into unconsciousness.

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