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UNCONSCIOUS MIND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
Synonyms:
unconscious; unconscious mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("unconscious mind" is a kind of...):
brain; head; mind; nous; psyche (that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason)
Meronyms (parts of "unconscious mind"):
superego ((psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience)
id ((psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity)