subconscious
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ʃəs adjective
1.
existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self. Compare preconscious, unconscious.
2.
imperfectly or not wholly conscious: subconscious motivations.
noun
3.
the totality of mental processes of which the individual is not aware; unreportable mental activities.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | acting or existing without one's awareness: subconscious motive |
| —n | |
| 2. | psychoanal preconscious Compare unconscious 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 attention |
| sub'consciously | |
| —adv | |
| sub'consciousness | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
subconscious sub·con·scious (sŭb-kŏn'shəs)
adj.
Not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious. n.
The part of the mind below the level of conscious perception.
sub·con'scious·ly adv.
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Example sentences
The subconscious brain is more active, independent and purposeful than once thought.
More importantly, the paintings remind me of how deeply uncanny games are, how directly they seem to tap into our subconscious.
It can be painful, but it works to bring the subconscious ticks to the surface.
Perhaps their pressured lives were too much for their metal and their subconscious wanted out.
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