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subliminal message

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A signal or message embedded in another object, designed to pass below the normal limits of perception.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 潛意識訊息 /潜意识讯息 (qiányìshi xùnxī) — message under normal perception
  • Czech: podprahový signál — message under normal perception
  • Dutch: subliminale reclame — message under normal perception
  • Esperanto: sublima mesaĝo — message under normal perception
  • Finnish: subliminaalinen viesti — message under normal perception
  • French: message subliminal — message under normal perception
  • German: unterschwellige Werbung — message under normal perception
  • Hebrew: מסר תת סיפי — message under normal perception
  • Italian: messaggio subliminale — message under normal perception
  • Japanese: サブリミナル効果 (saburiminaru kōga) — message under normal perception
  • Korean: 서브리미널 효과 (seobeurimineol hyogwa) — message under normal perception
  • Latin: perceptio subliminalis — message under normal perception
  • Polish: percepcja podprogowa — message under normal perception
  • Portuguese: mensagem subliminar — message under normal perception
  • Romanian: mesaj subliminal — message under normal perception
  • Russian: 25-й кадр (25-j kadr) — message under normal perception
  • Spanish: mensaje subliminal — message under normal perception
  • Swedish: subliminal perception — message under normal perception