consciousness

con-scious-ness · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings.

  2. 2.

    A person's awareness or perception of something.

  3. 3.

    The totality of one's thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    lose consciousness — to faint or become unaware
  • •
    stream of consciousness — continuous flow of thoughts
  • •
    raise consciousness — to increase awareness about an issue

Related words

Antonyms: oblivion, unawareness, unconsciousness
See also: awareness, conscious, mind, unconscious
Synonyms: awareness, perception, sentience, wakefulness

Etymology

From Latin conscius ("knowing, aware"), from con- ("together") + scire ("to know"), with the suffix -ness forming an abstract noun.