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Subconscious vs Unwitting - What's the difference?

subconscious | unwitting |

As adjectives the difference between subconscious and unwitting

is that subconscious is partially conscious while unwitting is unaware or uninformed.

As a noun subconscious

is that part of the mind that is not consciously perceived; one's innermost thoughts.

subconscious

English

(wikipedia subconscious)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • partially conscious.
  • below the level of consciousness.
    • The sense of smell can be a subconscious influence on our actions.

    Noun

  • that part of the mind that is not consciously perceived; one's innermost thoughts
    • A person can sometimes wake up knowing the solution to a problem that their subconscious has been working on.

    Synonyms

    * subconsciousness * subconscious mind

    unwitting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unaware or uninformed
  • unintentional
  • * (transl.) 4th century BC ,
    • Some people, apparently, have thought about it and reached the conclusion that every case of being misinformed is unwitting .

    Antonyms

    * (unaware or uninformed) cognizant * (unintentional) deliberate

    Derived terms

    *unwittingly *unwittingness

    Related terms

    *unweeting *witting