preconscious

[ pree-kon-shuh s ]
/ priˈkɒn ʃəs /

adjective

Psychoanalysis. absent from but capable of being readily brought into consciousness.
occurring prior to the development of consciousness.

noun

the preconscious portion of the mind; foreconscious.

Origin of preconscious

First recorded in 1855–60; pre- + conscious

OTHER WORDS FROM preconscious

pre·con·scious·ly, adverb

Words nearby preconscious

preconcert, precondemn, precondition, preconize, preconquest, preconscious, preconsonantal, precontract, preconvulsive, precook, precool

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British Dictionary definitions for preconscious

preconscious
/ (priːˈkɒnʃəs) /

adjective

psychol prior to the development of consciousness

noun

psychoanal mental contents or activity not immediately in consciousness but readily brought there
Compare subconscious, unconscious

Derived forms of preconscious

preconsciously, adverb preconsciousness, noun

Medical definitions for preconscious

preconscious
[ prē-kŏn′shəs ]

n.

foreconscious