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consciousness
[ kon-shuhs-nis ]
/ ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs /
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Idioms about consciousness
raise one's consciousness, to increase one's awareness and understanding of one's own needs, behavior, attitudes, etc., especially as a member of a particular social or political group.
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consciousness
[ kŏn′shəs-nĭs ]
n.
The state or condition of being conscious.
A sense of one's personal or collective identity, especially the complex of attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or a group.
In psychoanalysis, the conscious.
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