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CONSCIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
Example:
he lost consciousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("consciousness" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consciousness"):
stream of consciousness (the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience)
ego; self (your consciousness of your own identity)
awareness; sentience (state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness)
aesthesia; esthesia; sensibility (mental responsiveness and awareness)
waking (the state of remaining awake)
Antonym:
unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)
Derivation:
conscious (knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts)
conscious (intentionally conceived)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having knowledge of
Example:
their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
Synonyms:
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("consciousness" is a kind of...):
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
Attribute:
aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)
incognizant; unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consciousness"):
self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)
feel (an intuitive awareness)
sense (a general conscious awareness)
Derivation:
conscious ((followed by 'of') showing realization or recognition of something)
Context examples:
These problems can produce seizures, unusual body movements, a loss of consciousness or changes in consciousness, as well as mental problems or problems with the senses.
(Epilepsy, NCI Dictionary)
These episodes may or may not be associated with loss of consciousness or convulsions.
(Epilepsy, NCI Thesaurus)
They may have violent muscle spasms or lose consciousness.
(Epilepsy, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
That aspect of consciousness devoted to affect or feeling; a strong feeling, aroused mental state, or intense state of drive or unrest directed toward a definite object, with physiological, somatic, and behavioral components.
(Emotion, NCI Thesaurus)
A category of psychiatric disorders which are characterized by a disruption in the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, identity, and/or perception of the environment.
(Dissociative Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
It is responsible for memory, attention, consciousness and other higher levels of mental function.
(Cerebral Cortex, NCI Thesaurus)
The intellectual decline is usually progressive, and initially spares the level of consciousness.
(Dementia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness.
(Fainting, NIH)
Its focus is on spontaneous movement, concentration, visual and auditory objectivity, controlled self-consciousness, and responsiveness to interpersonal relationships.
(Fleming Method Relaxation, NCI Thesaurus)
I felt as if I had committed some great crime, the consciousness of which haunted me.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
