Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subconscious

/sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: sub-con-scious
IPA: /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occuring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of.

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions."
"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)."
"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."

Etymology

From sub- + conscious.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/
British English: /sʌbˈkɒn.ʃəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more subconscious (comparative) most subconscious (superlative) subconsciouses (plural)

Derived Forms

subconsciously

Frequently Paired Words

conscious preconscious semiconscious unconscious

Synonyms

subconsciousness subconscious mind

Rhymes With

conscious self-conscious unconscious

Questions

How do you pronounce subconscious?: The recorded pronunciation is /sʌbˈkɑn.ʃəs/.
What does subconscious mean?: Occuring in the part of our mind that we are not normally aware of.
Where does subconscious come from?: From sub- + conscious.

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