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subconsciously - 2 dictionary results

sub⋅con⋅scious

[suhb-kon-shuhs]
–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.

Origin:
1825–35; sub- + conscious


sub⋅con⋅scious⋅ly, adverb
sub⋅con⋅scious⋅ness, noun
sub·con·scious   (sŭb-kŏn'shəs)   
adj.  Not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious: subconscious perceptions.
n.  The part of the mind below the level of conscious perception. Often used with the.
sub·con'scious·ly adv., sub·con'scious·ness n.
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