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pseudo-conscious

pseudo-conscious is the alternative form of pseudoconscious.

Meaning of pseudoconscious

Adjective

pseudoconscious (not comparable)

  1. Seemingly or nearly conscious but not truly so; said of processes within the human mind, of people, of software, or of machines running software.
    • investigating unconscious or pseudoconscious processes in psychology

Origin of pseudo-conscious

From pseudo- + conscious.

Questions about pseudo-conscious

What is pseudo-conscious the alternative form of?
Pseudo-conscious is the alternative form of pseudoconscious.

Words near pseudo-conscious in the dictionary

  1. pseudo-complements
  2. pseudo-compliment
  3. pseudo-compliments
  4. pseudo-conscience
  5. pseudo-consciences
  6. pseudo-conscious
  7. pseudo-controversies
  8. pseudo-controversy
  9. pseudo-coordination
  10. pseudo-copolymer
  11. pseudo-copolymers

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