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conscious

[ kon-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
  2. 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: ,

  3. having the mental faculties fully active:

    He was conscious during the operation.

  4. known to oneself; felt:

    conscious guilt.

  5. aware of what one is doing:

    a conscious liar.

  6. aware of oneself; self-conscious.
  7. deliberate; intentional:

    a conscious insult; a conscious effort.

  8. acutely aware of or concerned about:

    money-conscious; a diet-conscious society.

  9. Obsolete. inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.


noun

  1. the conscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.

conscious

/ ˈɒʃə /

adjective

    1. alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
    2. aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc
    1. aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon

      I am conscious of your great kindness to me

    2. ( in combination )

      clothes-conscious

  1. done with full awareness; deliberate

    conscious rudeness

    a conscious effort

    1. 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
    2. ( as noun )

      the conscious is only a small part of the mind

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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԲdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈDzԲdzܲ, adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conscious1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin conscius “sharing knowledge with,” equivalent to con- con- + sci- (stem of ī “to know”; science ) + -us -ous; nice
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Word History and Origins

Origin of conscious1

C17: from Latin conscius sharing knowledge, from com- with + ī to know
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Synonym Study

Conscious, aware, cognizant refer to an individual sense of recognition of something within or without oneself. Conscious implies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, a condition, etc.: to be conscious of an extreme weariness. Aware lays the emphasis on sense perceptions insofar as they are the object of conscious recognition: He was aware of the odor of tobacco. Cognizant lays the emphasis on an outer recognition more on the level of reason and knowledge than on the sensory level alone: He was cognizant of their drawbacks.
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Example Sentences

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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.

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"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.

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"I thought I was dead, because I was conscious but I couldn't see anything," he recalled.

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But simple awareness, followed by conscious action, can make a difference.

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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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