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

“But this increase is inflated by increased awareness among the general public of autism, and heightened diagnostic sensitivity.”

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This light box learning tool uses contrasts to help encourage young kids with impaired vision develop awareness of objects, light and color.

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The Mouth Cancer Foundation said it believed awareness around the disease was low.

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One both self-inflicted by the Dodgers’ lack of awareness, and created by the Brewers ability to do the little things so well.

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Since the documentary aired, the couple have helped turn Hughenden Gardens into a hub of deaf awareness.

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• information 
• perception 
• realization 
• recognition 
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