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conscious
[ kon-shuhs ]
adjective
- aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed by of ):
conscious of one's own faults; He wasn't conscious of the gossip about his past.
Synonyms: ,
- having the mental faculties fully active:
He was conscious during the operation.
- known to oneself; felt:
conscious guilt.
- aware of what one is doing:
a conscious liar.
- aware of oneself; self-conscious.
- deliberate; intentional:
a conscious insult; a conscious effort.
- acutely aware of or concerned about:
money-conscious; a diet-conscious society.
- Obsolete. inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.
noun
- the conscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.
conscious
/ ˈɒʃə /
adjective
- alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
- aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc
- aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon
I am conscious of your great kindness to me
- ( in combination )
clothes-conscious
- done with full awareness; deliberate
conscious rudeness
a conscious effort
- denoting or relating to a part of the human mind that is aware of a person's self, environment, and mental activity and that to a certain extent determines his choices of action
- ( as noun )
the conscious is only a small part of the mind
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈDzԲdzܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·dzܲ· adverb
- -Dz·dzܲ adjective
- -Dz·dzܲ·ness noun
- ԴDz·Dz·dzܲ adjective
- ԴDz·Dz·dzܲ·ness noun
- ··Dz·dzܲ adjective
- ··Dz·dzܲ·ness noun
- ܲ·-Dz·dzܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conscious1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conscious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
We'll all have to make a conscious decision as to whether we will resist, collaborate, leave or just try to keep our heads down until it's over.
The nature of her crime showed "a conscious disregard for the lives, safety, or property of others".
Wages aside, UTLA’s wide-ranging, socially conscious platform springs from 665 member meetings held at schools in the fall, when the union also sought broad input from students, parents and other community members.
According to Italian news site Roma Today, Mr Paterson was pulled out of the ruins conscious and is thought to have suffered severe burns to 75% of his body.
A "barely conscious" man has been rescued from Loch Lomond after a lifeboat crew heard his cries for help.
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