subconscious

CEFRC1

/sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/

adjective

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adjective
Existing in the mind without being fully known or noticed.
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adjective
Extra detail
The part of the mind that we are not normally aware of.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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A person can sometimes wake up knowing the solution to a problem that their subconscious has been working on.
The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions.

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The “name-letter effect” refers to the subconscious bias that people have for the letters in their own name, and for their own initials in particular. They are more likely to choose careers, partners and brands that start with their initials (Joe becomes a joiner, marries Judy and loves Jaffa cakes).
2022 March 19, Bartleby [pseudonym], “Why loafing can be work”, in Economist, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2022
At a recent meeting of the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping, held in Brighton, England, they explained how brain-scanning has revealed differences in the ways that traumatised and healthy brains respond to the world. This enables researchers to peer into the subconscious of traumatised patients.
2001 June 21, “At the back of the mind”, in Economist, archived from the original on 12 Oct 2024

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From sub- + conscious.