One way to understand a word is to look to the prefix of the word. Generally, "un" can be taken to mean "not" - unaware (not aware), unselfish (not selfish), unprepared (not prepared). "sub" means "under" - submarine (underwater), sub-par (under average), subterranean (under land). Next, you should understand that "unconsciously" and "subconsciously" are theoretical constructs only - which is a formal way of saying that there is an assumption that these states occur, but there is no real proof of their existence. There will be debate on the meanings of these words and these words properly belong to a field of study called psychology. My understanding is that if you, for example, put your glasses on the table and then spend the next 15 minutes looking for the glasses - you unconsciously put your glasses down. If you wake up one morning and can understand how the quadratic formula works, there is a strong indication that you learned the formula subconsciously - a part of your mind worked on the problem. This part of your mind is called the subconscious.I'm really confused about the difference between "unconsciously" and "subconsciously"! Can you please show me the difference in an easy-to-understand way? Maybe with examples. Thanks a million.
