subconscious

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ conscious. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/, /sʌbˈkɒn.t͡ʃəs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/

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• Rhymes: -ɒnʃəs, -ɒntʃəs, -ɑnʃəs

Adjective

subconscious (comparative more subconscious, superlative most subconscious)

1. Partially conscious.
2. (psychology, dated) Synonym of unconscious.

   The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions.

Translations

partially conscious

• Arabic: اللَّاوَعِيّ m (al-lāwaʕiyy)
• Catalan: subconscient
• Manx: fo-chooinsheansagh
• Maori: mauri pōtere
• Russian: полубессозна́тельный (ru) (polubessoznátelʹnyj), полуо́бморочный (ru) (poluóbmoročnyj)
• Uzbek: ong-osti

psychology — see unconscious

Noun

subconscious (usually uncountable, plural subconsciouses)

1. (psychology, dated) Synonym of unconscious.

   Synonyms: subconsciousness, subconscious mind

   A person can sometimes wake up knowing the solution to a problem that their subconscious has been working on.

Translations

unconscious — see unconscious