subconscious

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subconscious[1,adjective] subconscious[2,noun]

Main Entry: ¹sub·con·scious
Pronunciation: sb-kän-chs, sb-
Function: adjective
1 : existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness : affecting thought, feeling, and behavior without entering awareness <subconscious motives> <a subconscious reflex>
2 : imperfectly conscious : partially but not fully aware <the persistence of subconscious dream activity for several minutes after waking -- Psychological Abstracts>
- sub·con·scious·ly adverb
- sub·con·scious·ness noun