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    consciousness
    /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/

    noun

    • 1. the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings: "she failed to regain consciousness and died two days later" Similar awarenesswakefulnessalertnessresponsivenessOpposite unconsciousness
    • 2. a person's awareness or perception of something: "her acute consciousness of Luke's presence" Similar awareness ofknowledge of the existence ofalertness tosensitivity to

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › consciousnessConsciousness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of CONSCIOUSNESS is the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself. How to use consciousness in a sentence.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ConsciousnessConsciousness - Wikipedia

    Consciousness, at its simplest, is awareness of internal and external existence. [1] However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debate by philosophers, theologians, and scientists. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONSCIOUSNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CONSCIOUSNESS definition: 1. the state of understanding and realizing something: 2. the state of being awake, thinking, and…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › consciousnessCONSCIOUSNESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. www.newscientist.com › definition › consciousnessWhat is consciousness? | New Scientist

    Consciousness. How your brain creates the feeling of being. By Anil Seth. Consciousness is, for each of us, all there is: the world, the self, everything. But consciousness is...

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONSCIOUSNESS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    CONSCIOUSNESS meaning: 1. the state of understanding and realizing something: 2. the state of being awake, thinking, and…. Learn more.

  8. www.britannica.com › topic › consciousnessConsciousness | Definition, Nature & Function | Britannica

    Jun 20, 2024 · Consciousness, a psychological condition defined by the English philosopher John Locke as “the perception of what passes in a man’s own mind.” (Read Yuval Noah Harari’s Britannica essay on “Nonconscious Man.”)