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单词 subconscious
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subconscious

1 of 2

adjective

sub·​con·​scious ˌsəb-ˈkän(t)-shəs How to pronounce subconscious (audio)
ˈsəb-
: existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness
a subconscious motive
subconsciousness noun

subconscious

2 of 2

noun

: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness

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We're rarely aware, or at least fully aware, of our subconscious mental activity. But subconscious thought does affect our feelings and behavior, and it's often revealed in dreams, artistic expression, and slips of the tongue. The subconscious mind can be a hiding place for anxiety, a source of creativity, and often the reason behind our own mysterious behavior.

Example Sentences

Noun A person's behavior can be influenced by urges that exist only in the subconscious. Those feelings had been hidden in her subconscious.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Sporting wares that straddle reality and the subconscious—or have abstract nipples, like the Alaïa dress pictured below—might seem fit for only the kookiest style insiders. Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022 Namely, to approach the rich, or uncomfortable, complexities of the subconscious with symbolism’s uncanny help: its ability to say more with less. Melissa Holbrook Pierson, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Labeling is a tool that can help the conscious mind recognize what the subconscious already knows. Carrie Trabue, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Baltin: Writing is often subconscious both musically and lyrically. Steve Baltin, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 And yet, so often Angelenos make the conscious or subconscious decision not to acknowledge their presence. Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2022 Back home, about 20 miles outside of Fairbanks near Murphy Dome, the fraught run lingers in the Deeters’ conscious and subconscious thoughts. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2022 Your subconscious dreaming mind is, by nature, more inventive. David G. Allan, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 That's all well and good, but an opposition to Mercury in your subconscious sector could alert you to other potential messages from the universe. Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022
Noun
The Devil: Obligation, hedonism, addictions, patterned thoughts and behaviors that need to be controlled, living in a state of fear, feeling trapped, needing to deal with the parts of your subconscious that are ruling your life negatively. Meghan Rose, Glamour, 19 July 2022 Just as popular were covers done by in-house designers, who seemed to have a psychic back door into the teenage aesthetic subconscious. BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022 The words still clang around my subconscious like a Patek Philippe tossed into a dryer. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2022 My subconscious was grasping for an orienting metaphor, the fading light a symbol for a death that was symbolic, too. Lauren Mcbrayer, Vogue, 21 June 2022 With a long history of Russian invasion and occupation, the threat of Russia looms large over the collective Latvian subconscious. Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 1 July 2022 Did a few themes lodge themselves in my subconscious that summer? Elinor Lipman, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 This idea could even come to you in a dream, so pay attention and listen closely to what your subconscious is trying to tell you. Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2022 John Wesley, a painter of cartoonish figures whose work seemed extruded from a surreal American subconscious has died at 93. Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1834, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1878, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

subconscious 1 of 2

adjective

sub·​con·​scious ˌsəb-ˈkän-chəs, ˈsəb- How to pronounce subconscious (audio)
1
: existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness : affecting thought, feeling, and behavior without entering awareness
subconscious motives
a subconscious reflex
2
: imperfectly conscious : partially but not fully aware
the persistence of subconscious dream activity for several minutes after waking Psychological Abstracts

subconscious

2 of 2

noun

: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness
also : the aspect of the mind concerned with such activities compare unconscious

subconscious

adjective

as in unconscious

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unconscious
  • subliminal
  • reflex
  • visceral
  • instinctive
  • reactive
  • instinctual
  • conditioned
  • automatic
  • mechanical
  • spontaneous
  • involuntary
  • unforced
  • simple
  • Pavlovian
  • hidden
  • natural
  • robotic
  • mechanic
  • concealed
  • knee-jerk
  • subtle
  • shrouded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conscious
  • aware
  • explicit
  • express
  • visible
  • definitive
  • perceptible
  • discernible
  • detectable
  • observable
  • discernable
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