class consciousness

class con·scious·ness

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [klas, klahs kon-shuh s-nis]
- /klæs, klɑs ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs/
- /klɑːs ˈkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [klas, klahs kon-shuh s-nis]
- /klæs, klɑs ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs/

Definitions of class consciousness words

noun class consciousness awareness of belonging to a particular social rank or grade 3
noun class consciousness an awareness of belonging to a class in the social order, with definite economic interests; sense of class solidarity 3
noun class consciousness awareness of one's own social or economic rank in society. 1
noun class consciousness a feeling of identification and solidarity with those belonging to the same social or economic class as oneself. 1
noun class consciousness awareness of social differences 1

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Origin of class consciousness

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Class consciousness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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class consciousness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for class consciousness

noun class consciousness

discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
snobbery — snobbish character, conduct, trait, or act.
class struggle — in Marxism, the constant economic and political struggle held to exist between social classes regarded as exploiting and those regarded as exploited; specif., in capitalist countries, the struggle between capitalists (bourgeoisie) and workers (proletariat)

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