consciousness
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/
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conciencia
- Jill swims slowly back to consciousness, a ring of faces peering down at her.
- lose consciousness
- level of consciousness
- a state of consciousness
How would you answer the question, is consciousness localized?
- How would you answer the question, is consciousness localized?
- Do you think AGI systems need to have consciousness in order to be?
- This is what's stamped in your consciousness from childhood.
- They divided the human consciousness into these four parts.
- How fundamental do you think is consciousness to the human mind?
- They have their own world, their own consciousness, their own emotions, right?
- There is this first person centre of consciousness to which that thought is happening.
- Susceptibility to sensation, consciousness in its most basic form.
- So as she slowly regained consciousness, she was unable to speak.
- Collapse has a lot to do with a lack of consciousness, right?
- There is this first person center of consciousness to which that thought is happening.
- I'm waving in and out of consciousness like my body is on fire.
- Well, we now know that animals have consciousness, that animals think.
Examples
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Her deep meditation helped her enter a state of heightened consciousness where she could reflect on her thoughts.
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After the accident, he slowly came back to consciousness and became aware of his surroundings.
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When my daughter lost consciousness, I had to make the decision and let her die.
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The husband told the police that in the evening he lost consciousness.
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Pop was in and out of consciousness.
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The cold bite of snow on her face brought her back to consciousness once more.
Fiction book (1992) -
This means that you'll be floating in and out of consciousness.
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Zack drifted in and out of consciousness, with his frantic parents and coach by his side.
Academic text (2011) -
He's lost consciousness again.
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The therapist guided him to explore his consciousness and understand his emotions better.
Synonyms
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3.2
Knowing about something or noticing it
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8.2
The ability to feel and notice things, like pain or happiness
Antonyms
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6.0
A state when a person is not awake and not aware of what is happening around them
Compounds
- Literature
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8.1
A way of writing that shows a character's thoughts as they happen
- Specialized
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5.3
A short time when a person is not aware of what is around them and does not respond
A religious group that worships Krishna, a Hindu god, and shares its beliefs worldwide
How Conscious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Consciousness comes from the Latin parts con- 'with' and scire 'to know', so it originally means being 'with knowledge' and awake. That's why losing consciousness after an accident or during anaesthesia means losing that awareness and not being awake.