sensation vs subception

subception vs sensation

sensation and subception both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
subception	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, subception is a hyponym of sensation; that is, subception is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensation:

sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
subception: (psychology) perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness.

Other hyponyms of sensation include limen, threshold, masking, vision, visual sensation, odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, auditory sensation, sound, synaesthesia, synesthesia, subliminal perception.

sensation (noun)	subception (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	(psychology) perception of or reaction to a stimulus that occurs without awareness or consciousness.
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
a state of widespread public excitement and interest

Difference between sensation and subception

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