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[U] the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you
::David lost consciousness (=went into a deep sleep) at eight o'clock and died a few hours later.
::She could faintly hear voices as she began to regain consciousness (=wake up) .
[U and C] your mind and your thoughts
::The painful memories eventually faded from her consciousness.
::Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness .
::research into human consciousness
[C] someone's ideas, feelings, or opinions about politics, life etc
::The experience helped to change her political consciousness.
[U] when you know that something exists or is true
-synonym awareness awareness
::This will increase public consciousness of the pollution issue.
-see also stream of consciousness