insentience

insentience — noun

1. a condition in which a person or animal is not aware of anything and cannot feel

1.名詞C2
釋義

a condition in which a person or animal is not aware of anything and cannot feel touch, pain, or other sensations

例句

After the crash, Gabriel lay in complete insentience until the ambulance came.

lie in complete insentience after injury

Nurse Paloma checked Milo's eyes for signs that the insentience was ending.

the insentience was ending

同義詞
  • unconsciousness

    the normal everyday word for not being awake or aware

  • insensibility

    similarly formal; can also stress inability to feel or respond

  • numbness

    narrower; usually refers to one body part losing feeling

反義詞
  • consciousness

    the state of being awake and aware

  • sentience

    formal term for the ability to feel and perceive

  • awareness

    broader everyday sense of noticing what is happening

文法句型

a state of insentience

fall into insentience

remain in insentience

用法筆記

Mostly used in formal medical, scientific, or philosophical writing. It usually describes a complete loss of awareness or sensation, not ordinary tiredness or emotional coldness.

常見錯誤

❌His insentience to her worries upset the team.
✅His insensitivity to her worries upset the team.
💡Insentience means lack of consciousness or sensation, not lack of kindness.