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CharmYou Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"unconscious" vs "subconscious"

What's the difference between "unconscious" and "subconscious"?
He did that unconsciously.
He did that subconsciously.
Any difference?
  

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What's the difference between "unconscious" and "subconscious"? Consult your dictionary first; come back here if you still need help. He did that unconsciously.

— Canadian45

  • What's the difference between "unconscious" and "subconscious"?
  • Consult your dictionary first; come back here if you still need help.
  • He did that unconsciously.
  • He did that subconsciously.
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What's the difference between "unconscious" and "subconscious"? Consult your dictionary first; come back here if you still need help.
He did that unconsciously.
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They can mean the same, but "unconscious" also has the meaning of being passed-out/knocked-out.

"Subconsciously" is a better choice.
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Unconsciously means doing something automatically, reflexively or habitually without thinking about it, or even being aware that it is happening.
Subconsciously means doing or expecting something that is driven by some inner impulse that you have. But this impulse is hidden from your knowing thoughts.

Here are some example sentences from the American Corpus:

Parents themselve
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I am not convinced that "unconsciously" is a real word with a useful meaning. If it is a real word, what is the difference between it and "subconsciously"?
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canadian45I am not convinced that "unconsciously" is a real word with a useful meaning. If it is a real word, what is the difference between it and "subconsciously"?
The American Corpus gives 1220 citations with unconsciously, and 380 with subconsciously. The corresponding adjectives are also used: 4727 citations and 927 citations, respectively.
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Unconsciously appears in the 1828 Webster's, and gets 4307 citations in the Corpus of Historical American English, the first of which is from 1816, and about half of which are from before 1900.
Subconsciously gets 344 citations in COHA, the earliest of which is from 1901.
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Blue JaySubconsciously gets 344 citations in COHA, the earliest of which is from 1901.
Remarkably coincidental with the writings of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and colleagues.
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AlpheccaStarsRemarkably coincidental with the writings of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and colleagues.
Yes. The use of subconscious in the psychological sense is attested from 1886, and seems to have become popular as a result of the work of Freud and his colleagues.
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AlpheccaStarsUnconsciously means doing something automatically, reflexively or habitually without thinking about it, or even being aware that it is happening.Subconsciously means doing or expecting something that is driven by some inner impulse that you have. But this impulse is hidden from your knowing thoughts.
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