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collective unconscious

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The common experiences, thoughts and opinions of a large group of people taken as a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

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Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 集體潛意識 /集体潜意识 (jítǐ qiányìshí) — experience of human species
  • Chinese Mandarin: 集體無意識 /集体无意识 (jítǐ wúyìshí) — experience of human species
  • Czech: kolektivní nevědomí — experience of human species
  • Dutch: collectief onbewuste — experience of human species
  • Finnish: kollektiivinen alitajunta — experience of human species
  • French: inconscient collectif — experience of human species
  • German: kollektives Unbewusstes — experience of human species
  • Hungarian: kollektív tudattalan — experience of human species
  • Russian: коллекти́вное бессозна́тельное (kollektívnoje bessoznátelʹnoje) — experience of human species
  • Spanish: inconsciente colectivo — experience of human species
  • Turkish: kolektif bilinçdışı — experience of human species