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pseudoconsciousness

pseudoconsciousness noun: a state or condition that is not consciousness but seemingly or nearly approaches it or simulates it.

Noun

pseudoconsciousness (uncountable)

  1. A state or condition that is not consciousness but seemingly or nearly approaches it or simulates it.
  2. (political theory) Synonym of false consciousness (“faulty understanding of the true character of social processes”).

Synonyms of pseudoconsciousness

Origin of pseudoconsciousness

From pseudo- + conscious + -ness.

Questions about pseudoconsciousness

What does pseudoconsciousness mean?
Pseudoconsciousness means a state or condition that is not consciousness but seemingly or nearly approaches it or simulates it.
What part of speech is pseudoconsciousness?
Pseudoconsciousness is a noun.

Words near pseudoconsciousness in the dictionary

  1. pseudoconoids
  2. pseudoconopea
  3. pseudoconopeum
  4. pseudoconscience
  5. pseudoconscious
  6. pseudoconsciousness
  7. pseudoconsensus
  8. pseudoconservative
  9. pseudocontact
  10. pseudocontacts
  11. pseudocontiguous

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