awarenessnoun [ U ]
uk/əˈweə.nəs/us/əˈwer.nəs/C1 knowledge that something exists, or understanding of a situation or subject at the present time based on information or experience:
Public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously.
Environmental awareness has increased dramatically over the past decade.
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- The leaflet has been produced with the aim of increasing public awareness of the disease.
- There is a growing awareness of the seriousness of this disease.
- Greenpeace works to promote awareness of the dangers that threaten our planet today.
- This task is designed to test the child's spatial awareness.
- The campaign has certainly succeeded in raising public awareness of the issue.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Knowledge and awareness
- abroad
- acquaintance
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knows idiom
- at/in the back of your mind idiom
- be ahead of the game idiom
- be in the loop/be out of the loop idiom
- consciousness
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- given
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth idiom
- have a passing/slight/nodding acquaintance with sth idiom
- literacy
- loop
- perception
- perceptual
- reflexivity
- schoolboy
- secret
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