subconsciousnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/us/ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs/the part of your mind that notices and remembers information when you are not actively trying to do so, and influences your behaviour even though you do not realize it:
The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.
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subconsciousadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/us/ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs/relating to this part of your mind:
subconscious thoughts/fears
Such memories exist only on/at the subconscious level.
Our subconscious mind registers things which our conscious mind is not aware of.
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subconsciously
adverb uk/ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs.li/us/ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs.li/
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I think I must have known subconsciously that something was going on between them.