"Subliminally" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Subliminally refers to the influence of a stimulus on a person's mind, awareness, or behavior without them realizing it. It implies the activation of a person's feelings or reactions below their conscious awareness.
1. The process of sublimation: the transition of a substance from a solid to a gas without going through the liquid phase, often resulting in the formation of vapor.<br><br>2. The act of expressing or revealing one's own desires, feelings, or motives in writing or speech in an open or honest way, often unconsciously.<br><br>3. In psychology, the process of unconsciously changing one's emotions or thoughts from one thing to another to avoid facing the reality or truth.<br><br>4. A feeling of arousal or pleasure resulting from behaving in a manner that a person would normally try to avoid or feel ashamed of.<br><br>5. (Psychology) The process of magnification of the importance of a particular issue by a person as a result of an unconscious or repressed desire or conflict.<br><br>Example sentences:<br> The substance sublimated quickly in the low pressure environment.<br> Writing her confession was a moment of sublimation for her.<br> The sublimation of her fears led her to actively seek help.<br> Viewing child pornography caused a severe feeling of sublimation in him.<br> The sublimation of her guilt led her to set impossibly high expectations for herself.