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CONSCIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(followed by 'of') showing realization or recognition of something
Example:
the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load
Classified under:
Similar:
aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)
Derivation:
consciousness (having knowledge of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
Example:
became conscious that he was being followed
Classified under:
Similar:
self-aware; self-conscious (aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts)
semiconscious (partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations)
sentient (consciously perceiving)
Also:
awake (not in a state of sleep; completely conscious)
aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)
sensible; sensitive (able to feel or perceive)
voluntary (of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled)
Antonym:
unconscious (not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead)
Derivation:
consciousness (an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Intentionally conceived
Example:
a conscious policy
Synonyms:
conscious; witting
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
intended (resulting from one's intentions)
Derivation:
consciousness (an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation)
Context examples:
He looked from one to the other of us, and under our gaze of inquiry he became conscious that some apology was needed for this unceremonious entry.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Dennin was conscious. He had rolled over and over on the floor in vain efforts to free himself.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
See me, then, under these circumstances, arriving on my first visit to Randalls;—and here I am conscious of wrong, for that visit might have been sooner paid.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
The process of producing an internal, conscious image through stimulating a sensory system; it involves the recognition that stimulation has occurred, and the ability to discriminate various aspects of the stimulus.
(Perception, NCI Thesaurus)
A pattern of repeat behavior requiring little conscious thought.
(Habit, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual does not feel or didn't feel self conscious when eating.
(Does Not Feel Self-Conscious When Eating, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual feels or felt self conscious about their appearance.
(Feel Self-Conscious About Appearance, NCI Thesaurus)
It is used clinically to reverse the effects of benzodiazepines in conscious sedation, general anesthesia, and management of suspected benzodiazepine overdose.
(Flumazenil Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
If you become anxious and extremely self-conscious in everyday social situations, you could have a social phobia.
(Phobias, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
In this state I was carried back and placed on a bed, hardly conscious of what had happened; my eyes wandered round the room as if to seek something that I had lost.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
