Subconscious
[sʌb'kɒnʃəs] or [,sʌb'kɑnʃəs]
Definition
(a.) Occurring without the possibility or the fact of an attendant consciousness; -- said of states of the soul.
(a.) Partially conscious; feebly conscious.
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Definition
adj. faintly conscious applying to perceptions which are without consciousness or memory.—adv. Subcon′sciously.—n. Subcon′sciousness.
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Examples
- He would only want her to be herself--he knew her verily, with a subconscious, sinister knowledge, devoid of illusions and hopes. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- All her suppressed, subconscious fear sprang into being, with anguish. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Perhaps he has a subconscious fear of the isolation that may ensue if the system is broken or discredited. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- But underneath she knew the split was coming, and her hatred of him was subconscious and intense. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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