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UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mental process that you are not directly aware of
Example:
the process of denial
Synonyms:
process; unconscious process
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("unconscious process" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unconscious process"):
sleep talking; somniloquism; somniloquy (uttering speech while asleep)
condensation ((psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams)
defence; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defense reaction ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
