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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•sci•ous•ness /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the state of being awake:I lost consciousness immediately.
the conscious mind; one's conscious thoughts:[countable* usually singular]a consciousness that something wasn't right. the ideas, beliefs, or opinions held by a group of people:[uncountable]class consciousness. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•scious•ness (kon′shəs nis),USA pronunciation n. - the state of being conscious;
awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc. - the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people:the moral consciousness of a nation.
- full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life:to regain consciousness after fainting.
- awareness of something for what it is;
internal knowledge:consciousness of wrongdoing. - concern, interest, or acute awareness:class consciousness.
- Psychologythe mental activity of which a person is aware as contrasted with unconscious mental processes.
- Philosophythe mind or the mental faculties as characterized by thought, feelings, and volition.
- Idioms raise one's consciousness, to increase one's awareness and understanding of one's own needs, behavior, attitudes, etc., esp. as a member of a particular social or political group.
- conscious + -ness 1625–35
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