subconscioussub‧con‧scious1 /sʌbˈkɒnʃəs $ -ˈkɑːn-/ adjective 
Examples
a subconscious fear of failure—subconsciously adverb: Subconsciously, he blames himself for the accident.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- His subconscious male bias clearly shows in the report.
- our subconscious desires
- the subconscious mind
- And they do this on a subconscious level.
- Deep in her subconscious mind the image of Lotta became one-dimensional, faded, crumpled, ceased to exist.
- Most people need to read something between five and twenty-one times before it is implanted in their subconscious minds.
- Reality was proving far more bizarre than anything Polly's subconscious mind had been conjuring up.
- The subconscious mind is not haphazard in the way it works to protect you.
- We were here to change the subconscious.
Longman Language Activatoraffecting your mind► mental
Collocations affecting your mind or happening in your mind: · After months of overworking, Briggs was suffering from mental and physical exhaustion.· It takes a lot of mental effort to understand these ideas.mental picture/image (=a picture that you have in your mind): · I'd never met Jane's boyfriend, but I had a clear mental picture of what he looked like.mental illness/problem/breakdown (=an illness, problem etc of your mind, not your body): · Rick had a complete mental breakdown after his family died in a car crash.
► psychological affecting the mind - use this especially about mental problems that influence the way someone behaves: · The cause of a physical illness can often be psychological.a psychological problem: · She works with children who have psychological problems.
► subconscious also unconscious subconscious feelings, desires, worries etc are hidden in your mind and you do not realize that you have them: · People who come to me for counselling are very often suffering from unconscious feelings of guilt. · a subconscious fear of failure
► subliminal subliminal messages and images are hidden in advertisements, pictures etc and can influence your mind without you realizing it: · Any kind of subliminal advertising is illegal on British TV.· Young people are receiving constant subliminal messages glorifying pop stars, their cars, their girlfriends.
WORD SETS► Psychology/Psychiatryagoraphobia, nounagoraphobic, noun-aholic, suffixanalyse, verbanalysis, nounanalyst, nounanorexia, nounantidepressant, nounautism, nounbattle fatigue, nounbehaviourism, nounbreakdown, nounbulimia, nouncatharsis, nouncertify, verbclaustrophobia, nouncognition, nouncognitive, adjectivecomplex, nouncompulsive, adjectivecounsel, verbcounselling, nouncrazed, adjectivecrazy, adjectivedefence mechanism, noundelusion, noundemented, adjectivedementia, noundenial, noundepressed, adjectivedepression, noundepressive, adjectivedepressive, nounderanged, adjectivediminished responsibility, noundipsomaniac, noundisordered, adjectivedisturbance, noundysfunctional, adjectiveeating disorder, nouneccentricity, nounego, nounelectric shock therapy, nounemotional, adjectiveexhibitionism, nounextra-sensory perception, nounfixation, nounFreudian, adjectiveFreudian slip, noungroup therapy, nounhallucinate, verbhydrophobia, nounhypnosis, nounhypnotic, adjectivehypnotise, verbhypnotist, nounhypnotize, verbid, nouninferiority complex, nouninsane, adjectiveinsanity, nounkleptomania, nounkleptomaniac, nounlibido, nounlinear, adjectivemaladjusted, adjectivemania, nounmanic, adjectivemanic depression, nounmanic depressive, nounmental, adjectivemental age, nounmental hospital, nounmentally handicapped, adjectivemidlife crisis, nounmisogynist, nounmixed up, adjectivenerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous breakdown, nounnervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounneurosis, nounneurotic, adjectiveobsessive, nounoedipal, adjectiveOedipus complex, nounpadded cell, nounparanoia, nounparanoid, adjectivepathological, adjectivepathology, nounpatterning, nounphallic, adjectivephobia, noun-phobia, suffixphrenology, nounpost-traumatic stress disorder, nounprecognition, nounpsyche, nounpsychiatric, adjectivepsychiatrist, nounpsychiatry, nounpsychic, adjectivepsycho, nounpsycho-, prefixpsychoanalysis, nounpsychoanalyst, nounpsychoanalyze, verbpsychobabble, nounpsychodrama, nounpsychokinesis, nounpsychological, adjectivepsychologist, nounpsychology, nounpsychopath, nounpsychosis, nounpsychosomatic, adjectivepsychotherapy, nounpsychotic, adjectivepyromaniac, nounrepression, nounresidential treatment facility, nounRorschach test, nounsadism, nounsadist, nounsafety valve, nounsanity, nounscar, nounscar, verbschizoid, adjectiveschizophrenia, nounschizophrenic, adjectiveschizophrenic, nounscrewed up, adjectivesocialize, verbsociopath, nounsplit personality, nounsubconscious, adjectivesubconscious, nounsuggestion, nounsuperego, nountherapy, nountorment, nountrance, nountrauma, nounvoyeur, nounwell-adjusted, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► mind
Word family· He went searching for a taxi, his subconscious mind at work.· Most people need to read something between five and twenty-one times before it is implanted in their subconscious minds.· It was Freud who made the first extensive use of hypnosis to probe the depths of the subconscious mind.· Strange thoughts about his recent past were torn from his subconscious mind, as if the thing was asking him questions.· Deep in her subconscious mind the image of Lotta became one-dimensional, faded, crumpled, ceased to exist.· It was the subconscious mind taking over again.· Reality was proving far more bizarre than anything Polly's subconscious mind had been conjuring up.· The subconscious mind is not haphazard in the way it works to protect you.
WORD FAMILYnounsubconsciousunconsciousconsciousnessunconsciousnessadjectiveconscious ≠ unconscioussubconsciousadverbsubconsciouslyconsciously ≠ unconsciously
subconscious feelings, desires etc are hidden in your mind and affect your behaviour, but you do not know that you have them: a subconscious fear of failure—subconsciously adverb: Subconsciously, he blames himself for the accident.