foreconscious

[ fawr-kon-shuhs, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌkɒn ʃəs, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun Psychology.

the preconscious.

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Origin of foreconscious

First recorded in 1920–25; fore- + conscious

Words nearby foreconscious

forechoir, forecited, fore clipping, foreclose, foreclosure, foreconscious, forecourse, forecourt, foredate, foredeck, foredeep

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How to use foreconscious in a sentence

Her lips said "The foreconscious self always has its reasons for hiding up the things the unconscious self knows and feels."
Dangerous Ages|Rose Macaulay
So far, Uncle and Mary are still having it out atavistically in my foreconscious.
Bizarre|Lawton Mackall
But the contribution from the foreconscious, which is missing here, may be found in another place.
Dream Psychology|Sigmund Freud
The dream would not originate if the foreconscious wish were not reinforced from another source.
Dream Psychology|Sigmund Freud

This persistent wish to sleep on the part of the foreconscious in general facilitates the formation of the dream.
Dream Psychology|Sigmund Freud

Medical definitions for foreconscious

foreconscious

[ fôr′kŏn′shəs ]

adj.

Capable of being called into the conscious mind but not currently in the realm of consciousness.

The part of the psyche that contains thoughts, feelings, and impulses that are not currently part of one's consciousness but that can be readily called into consciousness.preconscious