subliminaladjective
uk/ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/us/ˌsʌbˈlɪm.ən.əl/not recognized or understood by the conscious mind, but still having an influence on it:
The leader was interviewed in front of a factory to give the subliminal message that he was a man of the people.
Subliminal advertising tries to influence people without them being aware of it, for example by showing messages for such a short time that people read them without realizing that they have done so.
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