lose consciousness

idiom

: to become unconscious
She lost consciousness briefly.

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One of Kate’s goons injects him with whatever makes people lose consciousness instantly on these shows — a key Rx in the Inviolable Rules of Television Health and Medicine cabinet! Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025 Carbon monoxide can also cause the victim to become sleepy, lose consciousness, or lose muscle function as the dangerous gas stops oxygen flow to the brain, heart, and other important cells and organs. Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2025 In an interview on the Science Podcast, McKnight explained that freedivers lose consciousness because their bodies rely on CO2 levels to dictate when to surface. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025 The body simply won’t lose consciousness, and losing it is something that cannot be willed into existence, or, rather, into nonexistence. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lose consciousness

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“Lose consciousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20consciousness. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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