consciousness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consciousness - 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" awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness 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

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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 sth → concienciar a algn sobre algo(Sp), concientizar a algn sobre algo(LAm)

2. (Med) → conocimiento m
to lose consciousness → perder el conocimiento
to regain consciousness → recobrar el conocimiento → volver en sí

B. CPD consciousness raising N → concienciación f (Sp), concientización f (LAm)

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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

n → sensibilisation f

modif [group, campaign] → de sensibilisation

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consciousness

n

(Med) → Bewusstsein nt; to lose consciousness → das Bewusstsein verlieren, bewusstlos werden; to regain consciousness → das Bewusstsein wiedererlangen, wieder zu sich kommen

(= awareness) → Bewusstsein nt, → Wissen nt; her consciousness of her abilities → das Wissen um ihre Fähigkeiten

(= conscious mind) → Bewusstsein nt; to be consciousness-raising → den Bewusstseinsgrad erhöhen, bewusstseinserweiternd sein

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consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs] n

a. (awareness) consciousness (of) → consapevolezza or coscienza (di)

b. (Med) → conoscenza
to lose/regain consciousness → perdere/riprendere conoscenza or i sensi

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consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs] n

a. (awareness) consciousness (of) → consapevolezza or coscienza (di)

b. (Med) → conoscenza
to lose/regain consciousness → perdere/riprendere conoscenza or i sensi

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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