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consciousness

/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/noun

उच्चारण कॉन्शस्नस

चेतना, होश, सचेत अवस्था

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    [U]

    the state of being able to see, hear, feel and understand what is happening around you; the state of being awake

    चेतना, होश, सचेत अवस्था

    • He lost consciousness in the accident and regained it two hours later.
    • She drifted in and out of consciousness all night.
    • The boxer lost consciousness after the blow.
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    • She regained consciousness in the hospital ward.
    • The patient was still in and out of consciousness.

    Synonyms awareness wakefulness sentience

    Opposite unconsciousness coma oblivion

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    [U, sing.] ~ (of sth)

    the state of being aware of something; the ideas and beliefs of a group

    जागरूकता, बोध; (समूह की) चेतना, सामूहिक सोच

    • a growing consciousness of the need to save water
    • class consciousness
    • the national consciousness
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    • There is a growing consciousness of the need to protect forests.
    • His writing shows a deep social consciousness.
    • The festival awakened a sense of national consciousness.

    Synonyms awareness perception realization mindset

    Opposite unawareness ignorance

◇Word family
conscious adj.consciously adv.subconscious adj., noununconscious adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

con·scious·ness

With -sc- pronounced /ʃ/, -ious and double s before -ness (not 'conciousness' or 'consciousnes').

-sc- की ध्वनि /ʃ/, -ious और -ness से पहले दो s ('conciousness' या 'consciousnes' गलत है)।

?Which word?

consciousness, conscience and conscientious

Consciousness is awareness, or being awake. Conscience (/ˈkɒnʃəns/) is the inner sense of right and wrong: 'a guilty conscience'. Conscientious (/ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/) means careful and dutiful: 'a conscientious worker'. All three begin con-sci- (sci- meaning know); the endings decide the word.

Consciousness जागरूकता, या जागते होना है। Conscience (/ˈkɒnʃəns/) सही-गलत का भीतरी बोध है: 'a guilty conscience'। Conscientious (/ˌkɒnʃiˈenʃəs/) का अर्थ 'सावधान और कर्तव्यनिष्ठ' है: 'a conscientious worker'। तीनों con-sci- से शुरू होते हैं (sci- का अर्थ जानना); अंत शब्द तय करता है।

The consciousness/conscience/conscientious set is a regular item.

Consciousness, conscience और conscientious का सेट अक्सर पूछा जाता है।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Lose or regain consciousness, stream of consciousness (a literary technique), class consciousness.

Collocations: lose या regain consciousness, stream of consciousness (साहित्यिक तकनीक), class consciousness।