Definition of "subconscious" []

• Not wholly conscious; partially or imperfectly conscious: subconscious perceptions. (adjective)
• The part of the mind below the level of conscious perception. Often used with the. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The term subconscious is used in many different contexts and has no single or precise definition."
• "The term subconscious, as it occurs in the literature of psychology, is a word of various meanings."
• "The term subconscious is defined as existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond conscious awareness."