Meaning of subconscious in English

subconscious
noun [ S ]
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/ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs/ uk
/ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/
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the part of your mind that notices and remembers information when you are not actively trying to do so, and influences your behavior even though you do not realize it:
The memory was buried deep within my subconscious.
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subconscious
adjective [ before noun ]
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/ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs/ uk
/ˌsʌbˈkɒn.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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(Definition of subconscious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

subconscious | Intermediate English

subconscious
adjective [ not gradable ]
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/sʌbˈkɑn·ʃəs/
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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

noun [ U ] us
/sʌbˈkɑn·ʃəs/
My subconscious works on things while I’m asleep.

subconsciously

adverb [ not gradable ] us
/sʌbˈkɑn·ʃəs·li/
When people see these pictures, they subconsciously think of their childhoods.
(Definition of subconscious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of subconscious

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I say "truly believe" because our subconscious belief systems create patterns of thinking and behavior.
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It had been in our shared subconscious, and we were looking for an opportunity to use it.
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In turn, the study suggests that alcoholism is a subconscious learned behavior as alcohol makes it easier to become a consistent behavior.
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Another distinctive aspect of genetic discrimination is that any defense that a violation was committed at a subconscious level is moot.
From The Atlantic
On a subconscious level, subtle distractions hijack attention -- which makes our slightly-less-focused selves feel more-than-slightly-less interested in whatever we're doing.
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But while poetry may be brewing in his subconscious, it's still all about the fish, when he's in the river.
From MLive.com
The worse part about this destruction of self-esteem is that it's on the subconscious level.
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But adding a symbolic face to the name further etched the product onto the consumer's conscious and subconscious.
From The Atlantic
Does it mean harboring a subconscious contempt for my race?
From The Atlantic
You might not have registered the tie consciously, but your subconscious mind filed the data nonetheless.
From TIME
But then something weird happens when you discover a huge machine, the titular device that lets you explore people's dreams and view their subconscious.
From The Verge
Filter your preferences beforehand so that a self-driven, educated choice can be made based on your pre-chosen subconscious desires.
From Huffington Post
It's part of our natural human behavior to make conscious and subconscious decisions on a daily basis.
From Huffington Post
I don't know if that was verbalized then or subconscious.
From Chicago Tribune
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潛意識，下意識, 潛意識的，下意識的…
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