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consciousness
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con·scious·ness  (knshs-ns)
n.
1. The state or condition of being conscious.
2. A sense of one's personal or collective identity, including the attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or group: Love of freedom runs deep in the national consciousness.
3.
a. Special awareness or sensitivity: class consciousness; race consciousness.
b. Alertness to or concern for a particular issue or situation: a movement aimed at raising the general public's consciousness of social injustice.
4. In psychoanalysis, the conscious.
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Noun1.consciousness - an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situationconsciousness - an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"
cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes
stream of consciousness - the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience
self, ego - your consciousness of your own identity
sentience, awareness - state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness"
aesthesia, esthesia, sensibility - mental responsiveness and awareness
waking - the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking"
unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
2.consciousness - 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"
self-awareness - awareness of your own individuality
feel - an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it";
sense - a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"
knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension

consciousness
noun
1. awareness, understanding, knowledge, recognition, enlightenment, sensibility, realization, apprehension His political consciousness sprang from his upbringing.
2. sentience, awareness, sensibility She banged her head and lost consciousness.
Quotations
"Consciousness... is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known" [Roger Penrose The Emperor's New Mind]
Translations
consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs]
A. N
1. (= awareness) → conciencia f, consciencia f (of de) to raise sb's consciousness of sthconcienciar a algn sobre algo(Sp), concientizar a algn sobre algo(LAm)
2. (Med) → conocimiento m
to lose consciousnessperder el conocimiento
to regain consciousnessrecobrar el conocimientovolver en sí
B. CPD consciousness raising Nconcienciación f (Sp), concientización f (LAm)

consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnəs] n
(MEDICINE)connaissance f
to lose consciousness → perdre connaissance
I lost consciousness → J'ai perdu connaissance.
to regain consciousness → reprendre connaissance
(= awareness) → conscience f
consciousness raising
modif [group, campaign] → de sensibilisation

consciousness
n
(Med) → Bewusstsein nt; to lose consciousnessdas Bewusstsein verlieren, bewusstlos werden; to regain consciousnessdas Bewusstsein wiedererlangen, wieder zu sich kommen
(= awareness)Bewusstsein nt, → Wissen nt; her consciousness of her abilitiesdas Wissen um ihre Fähigkeiten
(= conscious mind)Bewusstsein nt; to be consciousness-raisingden Bewusstseinsgrad erhöhen, bewusstseinserweiternd sein

consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs] n
a. (awareness) consciousness (of)consapevolezza or coscienza (di)
b. (Med) → conoscenza
to lose/regain consciousness → perdere/riprendere conoscenza or i sensi

consciousness وَعى vědomí bevidsthed Bewusstsein συναίσθηση conciencia tajunta conscience svijest coscienza 意識 의식 bewustzijn bevissthet świadomość consciência сознание medvetande การรู้สึกตัว bilinçlilik sự tỉnh táo 意识


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