awareness

[uh-wair-nis]

noun

1. the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness.

   The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.

Other Word Forms

• hyperawareness noun
• overawareness noun
• self-awareness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of awareness¹

aware + -ness

Example Sentences

Dating back to the second wave of Jim Crow-style racism in the early 1950s, Black celebrities have been critical in efforts to bring awareness to racial injustice and accountability to those perpetrating it.

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"You could tell right away he was different. His awareness and speed of thought stood out," said Angelo Carbone, former head of Milan's youth academy and now in charge at US Sassuolo.

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A drop of existential awareness may even make us a more humane society.

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However, Dr. Kim noted that before this study, rigorous placebo-controlled evidence was scarce, and awareness of the treatment remained low among clinicians in other parts of the world.

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"It may reflect that more victims now feel able to come forward because of increased awareness and messaging across the network."

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Related Words

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• information 
• perception 
• realization 
• recognition 
• understanding