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TAKE THE QUIZconsciousness-raising
noun
cons·cious·ness-raising
: an increasing of concerned awareness especially of some social or political issue
Word History
First Known Use
1968, in the meaning defined above
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“Consciousness-raising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consciousness-raising. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.
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