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subconsciente

subconscious

noun adjective soob-kohn-SYEN-teh Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Usage Note

Subconsciente functions as both a noun ('the subconscious') and an adjective ('subconscious'), with the noun use being more frequent in everyday speech. As a noun it is masculine: el subconsciente. It is a learned loanword drawn from psychoanalytic vocabulary and carries no register restriction in modern Spanish; inconsciente is a near-synonym, though specialists sometimes distinguish them.

Examples

"Tu subconsciente revela tus miedos."

Natural Translation

Your subconscious reveals your fears.

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