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subconscious


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noun

Definition of SUBCONSCIOUS

: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness
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Examples of SUBCONSCIOUS

  1. A person's behavior can be influenced by urges that exist only in the subconscious.
  2. Those feelings had been hidden in her subconscious.

First Known Use of SUBCONSCIOUS

1886

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