UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does unconscious process mean?
• UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS (noun)
The noun UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS has 1 sense:
1. a mental process that you are not directly aware of
Familiarity information: UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNCONSCIOUS PROCESS (noun)
Meaning:
A mental process that you are not directly aware of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
unconscious process; process
Context example:
the process of denial
Hypernyms ("unconscious process" is a kind of...):
cognition; knowledge; noesis (the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unconscious process"):
sleep talking; somniloquism; somniloquy (uttering speech while asleep)
condensation ((psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams)
defence; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defense reaction ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
