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consciousness

Syllabification: (con·scious·ness)
Pronunciation: /ˈkänCHəsnəs/
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Definition of consciousness

noun

  • the state of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings:she failed to regain consciousness and died two days later
  • the awareness or perception of something by a person:her acute consciousness of Mike’s presence
  • the fact of awareness by the mind of itself and the world:consciousness emerges from the operations of the brain

consciousness in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of consciousness in the British & World English dictionary