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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 Word 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of conscious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of conscious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The government, and other Sudanese observers, say the RSF's attacks against museums, universities and buildings like the National Records Office are a conscious attempt to destroy the Sudanese state - but, again, the RSF denies this.
"I made a conscious decision, when I didn't feel well enough to focus on the football, to give Jason and all the coaches full responsibility," he said.
"I thought I was dead, because I was conscious but I couldn't see anything," he recalled.
But simple awareness, followed by conscious action, can make a difference.
The 35-year-old says she has suffered from panic attacks because of the tour's decision to "protect" an unnamed senior official after their "conscious" attack on her.
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