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preconscious
[ pree-kon-shuhs ]
adjective
- Psychoanalysis. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.
- occurring prior to the development of consciousness.
noun
- the preconscious portion of the mind; foreconscious.
preconscious
/ priːˈkɒnʃəs /
adjective
- psychol prior to the development of consciousness
noun
- psychoanal mental contents or activity not immediately in consciousness but readily brought there
Derived Forms
- preˈconsciousness, noun
- preˈconsciously, adverb
Other Words From
- pre·conscious·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of preconscious1
Example Sentences
The brains of blindsighted people appear to exploit preconscious areas of the visual system, yielding sighted behavior without visual experience.
On some preconscious level, we never outgrow this expectation or fear about our omnipresent mothers.
Bones of the mindful Romans—and savage, preconscious trees, indomitable.
And his mind, as far back as his preconscious and the upper fringes of his subconscious, agreed with his words.
Dr. Konrad Bern, on the other hand, was difficult to read below the preconscious stage.
So, as far as possible, there must be in me no departure from myself, lest I injure the preconscious dynamic relation.
I wish I was a halfway decent telepath, I'd like to know what's going on in your preconscious.
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