subconscious
/ˌsʌbˈkɒnʃəs/ (bre, ipa) · [səbkˈɑnʃəs] /ˌsʌbˈkɑːnʃəs/ (ame, ipa) · [səbkˈɑnʃəs] /ˌsəb-ˈkän(t)-shəs How to pronounce subconscious (audio) ˈsəb-/ (ame, mw) · /ˌsʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/ (bre, ipa) · [səbkˈɑnʃəs] /ˌsʌbˈkɑːn.ʃəs/ (ame, ipa)
subconscious — adjective
- subconsciouspositive
- more subconsciouscomparative
- most subconscioussuperlative
1. describing feelings, ideas, or reactions that work below your direct awareness a
describing feelings, ideas, or reactions that work below your direct awareness and quietly shape what you think or do.
Reema's subconscious fear of failure made her check every email twice.
collocation: subconscious fear
During therapy, Zayd noticed a subconscious wish to impress his father.
collocation: subconscious wish
The ad used subconscious colour cues to make the brand feel safer.
Antonia's subconscious bias made her trust older staff more quickly.
- hidden
broader and less psychological; not limited to the mind
- underlying
emphasizes a deeper cause beneath the visible one
- implicit
often about attitudes or assumptions rather than buried feelings
- unconscious
often overlaps, but can also refer to complete lack of physical awareness
- conscious
fully noticed or done with awareness
- deliberate
planned or chosen on purpose
- explicit
openly stated rather than hidden below awareness
文法句型
subconscious + noun (fear, bias, wish, motive, signal)
用法筆記
Usually placed before a noun such as fear, bias, wish, or habit. Distinguish from the noun sense, which names the hidden part of the mind itself, and from unconscious, which can describe someone who is physically knocked out.
常見錯誤
subconscious — noun
1. the hidden level of the mind where memories, wishes, and learned patterns keep a
the hidden level of the mind where memories, wishes, and learned patterns keep affecting feelings and behaviour outside your direct attention.
The therapist asked Putri to describe dreams rising from the subconscious.
pattern: from the subconscious
Old songs can bring memories out of the subconscious for some listeners.
collocation: out of the subconscious
Tamás believed his fear of water came from the subconscious.
The novelist often trusted the subconscious to shape her characters.
- unconscious
a stricter psychoanalytic term, especially in Freud and Jung
- psyche
broader; covers the whole mind, not just the hidden layer
- inner self
non-technical and more personal in tone
- conscious mind
the part of thought you notice directly
- consciousness
the state of active awareness
文法句型
the subconscious
from the subconscious
in the subconscious
用法筆記
Often used with 'the' when people talk about buried wishes, memories, or habits. In everyday speech, speakers may also say 'subconscious mind', but the noun itself already names that hidden mental layer.