undermind

noun — 2 senses

undermind

noun

Etymology From under- + mind.

1

The subconscious mind or self.

  • The doctor assists the undermind, and his assistance is often utterly indispensable: for instance, he "sets" a broken limb, and gives the undermind every assistance, [...]1909, Percy Dearmer, Body and soul:
2

The unconscious mind; intuition.

  • Others have named this "tortoise mind" as intuition, or the unconscious, and the id. Caxton goes on to name it the "undermind."2010, Fons Trompenaars, Charles Hampden-Turner, Riding the Waves of Innovation:
Synonyms
nethermind
Antonyms
overmind

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