- existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self.
- imperfectly or not wholly conscious: subconscious motivations.
- the totality of mental processes of which the individual is not aware; unreportable mental activities.
- acting or existing without one's awareness
- that part of the mind which is on the fringe of consciousness and contains material of which it is possible to become aware by redirecting attention
