preconscious

1 of 2

adjective

pre·​con·​scious (ˌ)prē-ˈkän(t)-shəs 

: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression

preconsciously adverb

preconscious

2 of 2

noun

: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis

Examples of preconscious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Some unconscious biases are actually stored in the preconscious mind. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021

Plants were seen as being alive (in some vague, preconscious way) but certainly not intelligent or capable of making reasoned decisions. —Richard Schiffman, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2021

Watch the pilot again and marvel as Lynch, the master, the nutcase, so loads each frame with preconscious material—tinnital background river-roar, —James Parker, The Atlantic, 13 May 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1860, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1913, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

preconscious

1 of 2 adjective

pre·​con·​scious -ˈkän-chəs 

: not present in consciousness but capable of being recalled without encountering any inner resistance or repression

preconsciously adverb

preconscious

2 of 2 noun

: the preconscious part of the psyche especially in psychoanalysis

called also foreconscious