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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Origin of subconscious
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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)
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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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subconsciousness
[ sŭb-kŏn′shəs-nĭs ]
n.
The state in which mental processes take place without the conscious perception of the individual.
subconscious
[ sŭb-kŏn′shəs ]
adj.
Not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious.
n.
The part of the mind below the level of conscious perception.
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subconsciousness
The part of the psyche just below consciousness and capable of bursting into consciousness. For example, a repressed sexual desire is part of our subconsciousness, although we may at some time become conscious of it.
Note
The subconscious is not the same as the unconscious. Blinking, for example, is usually unconscious and occasionally conscious, but never subconscious.
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