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subconscious

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/ US  /-ˈkɑːn-/

Definition

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. → Compare consciousMind and personalityScience of psychology and psychoanalysisScience of psychology and psychoanalysisMind and personality subconsciously
 
 
/-li/ adverb
C2 I think I must have known subconsciously that something was going on between them.Science of psychology and psychoanalysisMind and personalityMind and personalityScience of psychology and psychoanalysis
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