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consciousness

cons·cious·ness

UK/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ US/ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ fairly common

noun

1.

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

  • “he lost consciousness”
2.

having knowledge of

  • “he had no awareness of his mistakes”
  • “his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced”
  • “their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive”

Origin

From conscious + -ness.

Phrases

  • class consciousness
  • clouding of consciousness
  • mainstream consciousness
  • phenomenal consciousness
  • raise someone's consciousness
  • stream of consciousness
  • time of useful consciousness

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