preconscious

[ pree-kon-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. Psychoanalysis. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.

  2. occurring prior to the development of consciousness.

noun
  1. the preconscious portion of the mind; foreconscious.

Origin of preconscious

1
First recorded in 1855–60; pre- + conscious

Other words from preconscious

  • pre·con·scious·ly, adverb

Words Nearby preconscious

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How to use preconscious in a sentence

  • So, as far as possible, there must be in me no departure from myself, lest I injure the preconscious dynamic relation.

  • I wish I was a halfway decent telepath, I'd like to know what's going on in your preconscious.

    Psichopath | Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for preconscious

preconscious

/ (priːˈkɒnʃəs) /


adjective
  1. psychol prior to the development of consciousness

noun
  1. psychoanal mental contents or activity not immediately in consciousness but readily brought there

Derived forms of preconscious

  • preconsciously, adverb
  • preconsciousness, noun

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