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automatic pilot, autopilot
a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness
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unawareness, unknowingness
unconsciousness resulting from lack of knowledge or attention
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blackout
a momentary loss of consciousness
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grogginess, semiconsciousness, stupefaction, stupor
marginal consciousness
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coma, comatoseness
a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury
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electrosleep
unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain
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semicoma
a mild comatose state; a coma from which the person can be roused by appropriate stimuli
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insensibility
a lack of sensibility
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trance
a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
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semitrance
a trancelike state in which the person can follow instructions but voluntary action is weak or absent
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narcosis
unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia
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forgetfulness
unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
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unselfconsciousness
the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
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Kussmaul's coma, diabetic coma
coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus
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hepatic coma
coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease
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hypnotic trance
a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist
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ecstatic state, religious trance
a trance induced by intense religious devotion; does not show reduced bodily functions that are typical of other trances
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nitrogen narcosis
confused or stuporous state caused by high levels of dissolved nitrogen in the blood
