unconscious, subconscious
- unconscious, subconscious
Unconscious means "without awareness," "without conscious control," "involuntary." A conscious person has some control of his faculties; an unconscious person may be in a coma, suffering from shock, or asleep. As a noun, the unconscious is a term in psychoanalysis meaning that part of the mind containing the psychic material of which a conscious person is unaware. Unconscious has an additional meaning of "not intended" "not planned": "My failing to recognize you was an unconscious slight." Much less used, subconscious has many of the meanings listed here for unconscious but is specifically applied to unreportable mental activities, to one's mental processes of which he is not aware: "The subconscious thoughts and impulses of thousands of characters have been portrayed and plundered in modern novels and plays."
Dictionary of problem words and expressions.
Harry Shaw.
1975.
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subconscious — See unconscious. See unconscious, subconscious … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
unconscious — See unconscious, subconscious … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Unconscious — can mean: * not conscious * unconsciousness: the loss of consciousness or lack of consciousness, not to be confused with altered states of consciousness. * Unconscious mind, the mind operating well below the perception of the conscious mind as… … Wikipedia
subconscious — [sub kän′shəs] adj. 1. occurring without conscious perception, or with only slight perception, on the part of the individual: said of mental processes and reactions 2. not fully conscious; imperfectly aware the subconscious subconscious mental… … English World dictionary
subconscious — [adj] innermost in thought hidden, inmost, inner, intuitive, latent, mental, repressed, subliminal, suppressed, unconscious; concept 529 Ant. conscious, outer subconscious [n] inner thoughts essence, mind, psyche, soul, subconsciousness,… … New thesaurus
unconscious — [adj1] not awake; out cold benumbed, blacked out*, bombed*, cold*, comatose, dead to the world*, drowsy, entranced, feeling no pain*, flattened*, inanimate, in a trance, inert, insensate, insensible, knocked*, lethargic, numb, on the canvas*, out … New thesaurus
Unconscious mind — Many observers throughout history have argued that there are influences on consciousness from other parts of the mind. These observers differ in the use of related terms, including: unconsciousness as a personal habit; being unaware and intuition … Wikipedia
Subconscious — The term subconscious is defined as existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond conscious awareness. The word was coined by the psychologist Pierre Janet, who credited it with a hidden level of awareness and automatism. In the strict… … Wikipedia
unconscious — unconsciously, adv. unconsciousness, n. /un kon sheuhs/, adj. 1. not conscious; without awareness, sensation, or cognition. 2. temporarily devoid of consciousness. 3. not perceived at the level of awareness; occurring below the level of conscious … Universalium
subconscious — 1. Not wholly conscious. 2. Denoting an idea or impression which is present in the mind, but of which there is at the time no conscious knowledge or realization. 3. That part of the mind that is outside conscious awareness. * * * sub·con·scious … Medical dictionary
