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preconscious

[ pree-kon-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. Psychoanalysis. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.
  2. occurring prior to the development of consciousness.


noun

  1. the preconscious portion of the mind; foreconscious.

preconscious

/ priːˈkɒnʃəs /

adjective

  1. psychol prior to the development of consciousness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. psychoanal mental contents or activity not immediately in consciousness but readily brought there
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • preˈconsciousness, noun
  • preˈconsciously, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pre·conscious·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of preconscious1

First recorded in 1855–60; pre- + conscious
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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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