subconscious
/sʌbˈkɑn·ʃəs/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› relating to thoughts and feelings that exist in the mind and influence your behavior although you are not aware of them: On some subconscious level he wants to make her miserable. subconscious /sʌbˈkɑn·ʃəs/ n [U] › My subconscious works on things while I’m asleep. subconsciously /sʌbˈkɑn·ʃəs·li/ adv [not gradable] › When people see these pictures, they subconsciously think of their childhoods.
(Definition of subconscious adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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