subconscious
[ suhb-kon-shuh s ]
/ sʌbˈkɒn ʃəs /
adjective
existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self.Compare preconscious, unconscious.
imperfectly or not wholly conscious: subconscious motivations.
noun
the totality of mental processes of which the individual is not aware; unreportable mental activities.
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British Dictionary definitions for subconscious
subconscious
/ (sʌbˈkɒnʃəs) /
adjective
acting or existing without one's awarenesssubconscious motive
noun
psychoanal that part of the mind which is on the fringe of consciousness and contains material of which it is possible to become aware by redirecting attentionCompare preconscious (def. 2), unconscious (def. 5)
Derived Formssubconsciously, adverbsubconsciousness, noun
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Word Origin and History for subconscious
subconscious
1823, "not wholly conscious" (implied in subconsciously), from sub- + conscious. First attested in De Quincey. The noun, in the psychological sense, is attested from 1886; earlier subconsciousness (1874).
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Medicine definitions for subconscious
subconscious
[ sŭb-kŏn′shəs ]
adj.
Not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious.
n.
The part of the mind below the level of conscious perception.
Related formssub•con′scious•ly adv.
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