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noun

Definition of UNCONSCIOUS

: the part of mental life that does not ordinarily enter the individual's awareness yet may influence behavior and perception or be revealed (as in slips of the tongue or in dreams)
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First Known Use of UNCONSCIOUS

circa 1912

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