unconscious

1. adj. Of or relating to any process or content of the mind of which the individual is not aware at a particular moment in time. 2. n. In Freudian psychology, the region of the mind which contains actively repressed materials such as memories, impulses, desires, and conflicts which are not accessible for the conscious portion of the mind. 3. n. In Jungian psychology, the unconscious is divided into the collective unconscious, which contains the inherited structures and potentialities of mind, and the personal unconscious, which contains weak and repressed memories, thoughts, and feelings as well as personal ways of understanding created by the individual during his/her lifetime in the form of complexes. 4. n. In general usage, any part of the mind outside the awareness of the individual.