Unconscious vs Blackout - What's the difference?
unconscious | blackout |
Not awake; having no awareness.
Without directed thought or awareness.
(sports) engaged in skilled performance without conscious control.
* 1998 , Charles Rosen, The Cockroach Basketball League , page 144
* 1999 , Joseph Leininger, Terry Whalin, Lessons from the Pit: A Successful Veteran of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange , page 10
* 2002 , Alexander Wolff, Big Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure , page 292
(psychology) The unconscious mind
a temporary loss of consciousness
a temporary loss of memory
a large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers
* "The repairs at the Koeberg Power Station in the Western Cape were on schedule for completion in the third week of May. This follows huge blackouts related to the problems at the power supplier since November. Weekend Argus May 13/14 2006 p.5.
the mandatory blocking of all light emanating from buildings as imposed during World War II
As nouns the difference between unconscious and blackout
is that unconscious is (psychology) the unconscious mind while blackout is a temporary loss of consciousness.As an adjective unconscious
is not awake; having no awareness.unconscious
English
(Unconscious mind)Adjective
(en adjective)- She lay unconscious on the floor.
- My sudden fright was an unconscious response.
- Sam is unconscious , filling it, drilling it from every conceivable angle. Lem is awful and Cooper seems confused. Josh shoots too often.
- "I was unconscious ," the basketball player gushes. "It seemed like everything I threw up toward the basket went straight in."
- Someone who has reeled off a string of baskets will say, "I was unconscious," as if he were following the Zen injunction to be mindful while suspending thought.