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nonconscious

adjective
non·​con·​scious | \ ËŒnän-ˈkän(t)-shÉ™s How to pronounce nonconscious (audio) \

Definition of nonconscious

: not conscious : unconscious a nonconscious mental process nonconscious biases
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Other Words from nonconscious

nonconsciously adverb
nonconsciousness noun

Examples of nonconscious in a Sentence

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 Both people are highly likely to obsess over their sunk cost — law school tuition and time served for the lawyer, the original investment amount for the stock picker — in a nonconscious desire to justify their earlier decisions. — Gary Belsky, New York Times, "Why We Think We’re Better Investors Than We Are," 25 Mar. 2016

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First Known Use of nonconscious

1874, in the meaning defined above

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nonconscious

adjective
non·​con·​scious | \ (ˈ)nän-ˈkän-chÉ™s How to pronounce nonconscious (audio) \

Medical Definition of nonconscious

: not conscious nonconscious psychic processes— A. A. Brill

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