"collective unconscious" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collective unconsciouses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} collective unconscious (plural collective unconsciouses)
  1. (psychology) The common experiences, thoughts and opinions of a large group of people taken as a whole. Wikipedia link: collective unconscious Categories (topical): Collectives, Psychology Translations (experience of human species): 集體潛意識 (Chinese Mandarin), 集体潜意识 (Chinese Mandarin), kolektivní nevědomí [neuter] (Czech), collectief onbewuste [neuter] (Dutch), kollektiivinen alitajunta (Finnish), inconscient collectif (French), kollektives Unbewusstes [neuter] (German), коллекти́вное бессозна́тельное (kollektívnoje bessoznátelʹnoje) [neuter] (Russian), inconsciente colectivo [masculine] (Spanish), kolektif bilinçdışı (Turkish)

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