English-Thai Dictionary

consciousness

N ความตระหนัก รู้  awareness cognizance kwam-tra-nak-ru

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSCIOUSNESS

n. 1. The knowledge of sensations and mental operations, or of what passes in ones own mind; the act of the mind which makes known an internal object.
Consciousness of our sensation, and consciousness of our existence, seem to be simultaneous.
Consciousness must be an essential attribute of spirit.
2. Internal sense or knowledge of guilt or innocence.
A man may betray his consciousness of guilt by his countenance.
3. Certain knowledge from observation or experience.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSCIOUSNESS

CONSCIOUSNESS Con "scious *ness, n.

 

1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or "ego " of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self- affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. Sir W. Hamilton.

 

2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention. Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation. Sir W. Hamilton. And, when the steam Which overflowed the soul had passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left. ... images and precious thoughts That shall not die, and can not be destroyed. Wordsworth. The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness. Froude.

 

3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp. , inward sense of guilt or innocence. [R.] An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness. Pope.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

consciousness

con scious ness |ˈkänCHəsnəs ˈkɑnʃəsnəs | ▶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-raising

con scious ness-rais ing |ˈkɑnʃəsnəs ˌreɪzɪŋ | ▶noun the activity of seeking to make people more aware of personal, social, or political issues: [ as modifier ] : a consciousness-raising group.

 

Oxford Dictionary

consciousness

con |scious |ness |ˈkɒnʃəsnɪs | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings: she failed to regain consciousness and died two days later. 2 a person's awareness or perception of something: her acute consciousness of Luke's presence. • the fact of awareness by the mind of itself and the world.

 

consciousness-raising

consciousness-raising ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity of seeking to make people more aware of personal, social, or political issues: [ as modifier ] : a consciousness-raising group.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

consciousness

consciousness noun 1 she failed to regain consciousness: awareness, wakefulness, alertness, responsiveness, sentience. ANTONYMS unconsciousness. 2 her acute consciousness of Luke's presence: awareness of, knowledge of the existence of, alertness to, sensitivity to, realization of, cognizance of, mindfulness of, perception of, apprehension of, recognition of.

 

Duden Dictionary

Consciousness-Raising

Con scious ness-Rai sing Substantiv, Neutrum Psychologie, Pädagogik , das |ˈkɔnʃəsnɪsreɪzɪŋ |das Consciousness-Raising; Genitiv: des Consciousness-Raising [s ], Plural: die Consciousness-Raisings englisch Form der Therapie, bei der das bewusste Erleben, die Wahrnehmung geschärft werden soll

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

consciousness

con scious ness /kɑ́nʃəsnəs |kɔ́n -/(形 )conscious 名詞 U 1 〖しばしばone 's ～〗意識 , 正気 (でいること )(awareness ); 〘心 〙意識 ▸ lose [recover, regain ] (one's ) consciousness 意識を失う [取り戻す ]▸ come [return ] to consciousness 正気になる [戻る ]2 (政治的 社会的 )意識, 考え方 ; «…に /…ということに » 気づいていること «of /that 節 » ; 自覚 (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ public consciousness 大衆意識 ▸ In Japan, environmental consciousness is still relatively low .日本では環境への関心はまだ比較的低い ▸ raise (one's ) consciousness 意識を高める

 

consciousness-raising

c ó nsciousness-r à ising 名詞 U (社会的 政治的問題に対して )意識を高めること .形容詞 意識向上のための .