consciousness
cons·cious·ness
noun
1.
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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