sub·au·di·tion (s b ô-d sh  n)n. 1. The act of understanding and mentally supplying a word or thought that has been implied but not expressed. 2. A word or thought supplied by subaudition. [Late Latin subaud  ti , subaudtin-, from subaudtus, past participle of subaudre, to supply an omitted word : Latin sub-, sub- + Latin audre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.] |
subaudition [ˌsʌbɔːˈdɪʃən]
n
1. (Psychology) something that is not directly stated but implied
2. (Psychology) the ability or act of understanding that which is only implied
[from Late Latin subaudīre, from sub- + Latin audīre to hear]
subaudition - The act of understanding something that is implied but not overtly expressed; the act of reading between the lines or otherwise understanding a message that is implicit.
See also related terms for implied.
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