English > unconscious process: 1 sense > noun 1, cognitionMeaning | A mental process that you are not directly aware of. |
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Synonym | process |
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Narrower | condensation | (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol |
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defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
sleep talking, somniloquy, somniloquism | uttering speech while asleep |
Broader | cognition, knowledge, noesis | The psychological result of perception / perception and learning and reasoning |
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Spanish | proceso |
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