Dictionary
sub•con•scious
Pronunciation: (sub-kon'shus), [key]—
adj.
1. existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness:
the subconscious self. Cf.
preconscious, unconscious.
2. imperfectly or not wholly conscious:
subconscious motivations.
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n.
the totality of mental processes of which the individual is not aware; unreportable mental activities.
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