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Subconscious

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs

Definitions

The part of the mind that we are not normally aware of.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

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Examples

“A person can sometimes wake⟳ up knowing the solution to a problem that their subconscious has been working on.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Subconsciously Subconsciousness subconservator subconsideration subconsole subconsomic

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