Ma'anar ƙamus na "latent abun ciki" yana nufin tushe, rashin sani, ko ma'anar mafarki, abin dariya, aikin fasaha, ko wani lamari na tunani. Saƙon ɓoyayyi ne ko na alama wanda ke ɓoye ƙarƙashin sama ko bayyanannen ma'anar abu, gogewa, ko ɗabi'a. A cikin ilimin halin ɗan adam, ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa dangane da sha'awa, tsoro, da rikice-rikice waɗanda ke bayyana a cikin mafarki da sauran nau'ikan sadarwar alama.