awareness

awareness
awareness awareness n. conscious knowledge; as, he had no awareness of his mistakes.

Syn: cognizance, knowingness. [WordNet 1.5]

2. a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; as, the crash intruded on his awareness.

Syn: sentience. [WordNet 1.5]


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