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subconscious definition

sub·con·scious (sub kän′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. occurring without conscious perception, or with only slight perception, on the part of the individual: said of mental processes and reactions
  2. not fully conscious; imperfectly aware

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subconscious Idioms

the subconscious

subconscious mental activity: a term, now obs. in psychiatry, that was formerly used to include the preconscious and the unconscious

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subconscious Synonyms

subconscious

modif.

unconscious, suppressed, repressed, subliminal, innermost, inmost; see also mental 2.


subconscious

n.

subconsciousness, preconscious, inner self, mind; see psyche, soul 2.


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subconscious Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: At the astral death in heaven, the ego is forced to become subconscious.

Preposition: at

  • work: Could also be my subconscious at work... yikes!

Converse of subject

  • guide: We're pushed or guided by the subconscious, and unaware of it.

Adjective modifier

  • collective: Once established in the collective subconscious of policy makers, however, these ideas can be amazingly hard to dislodge.

Modifies a noun

  • mind: Using the subconscious mind is the fastest way to create calm.

Possessives

  • client: These tangible metaphors become anchors or triggers, impressed upon the client's subconscious.
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subconscious quotes

Newartists must break a hole in the subconscious and go fishing there.

-Hale, Robert Beverly

   Little subconscious mind, say I each night, bring home the bacon.

-O'Neill, Eugene Gladstone

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