hyperconsciousness

noun

as in consciousness

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  1. consciousness
  2. hyperawareness
  3. knowledge
  4. awareness
  5. observation
  6. attention
  7. ear
  8. cognizance
Noun
  • Such a mind might fail an unverifiable consciousness test at the same time that its persistent interests start to boldly assert themselves.
    — Andréa Morris, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The idea that the gooey mass inside the skull contains some ineffable, nonprogrammable essence—consciousness, spirit, or something else—may be intuitively appealing.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of consciousness
Noun
  • The increase in isolation and lack of social feedback has increased a self-critical hyperawareness — meaning teens are very focused on their own feelings but are missing the important tools that allows some reality testing.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
  • When cartoon characters dance, there’s a hyperawareness of their artificial movements—all the more so when those movements seem to be part of a social media strategy.
    — Jason Kehe, Wired, 19 Jan. 2022
Definition of hyperawareness
Noun
  • Sources with knowledge of the investigation told ABC News that the victims were mother and daughter.
    — Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Combining modeling experience from the Mississippi with the operational knowledge of people who had spent careers on the Arkansas, our team built a 2D hydraulic model of more than 300 miles of river in about 19 hours.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of knowledge
Noun
  • The experience has also turned the mother-daughter duo into advocates for mental health awareness and more intentional technology use.
    — Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The curriculum includes topics like executive presence, professional branding, influence, resilience, conflict navigation, storytelling, disability and accessibility awareness, and allyship.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of awareness
Noun
  • Webb's observations also revealed clear evidence of water within the envelope — the first such detection for IRS 3.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lee wrote and directed the installment after spending 10 and a half hours in a Los Angeles hospital, jotting observations into his phone.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of observation
Noun
  • Temperature control requires some attention, as the trailers can heat up quickly in direct sunlight and cool dramatically after dark.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Bernard gets more of the attention; Weru, a native of Kenya, was an international rugby player who is now learning football.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of attention
Noun
  • At the picnic, Amanda and Angus separate and Angus goes off to complain about Amanda to the rest of the cast while Amanda sits alone, trying to keep her ears from being ejected from her skull.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Novelist, musician, and filmmaker Eliza Barry Callahan turns genre on its ear, with voluptuous nocturnal celluloid cinematography by Alfonso Herrera Salcedo.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of ear
Noun
  • How can the federal courts take any cognizance of that in any way at all?
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • Even, hoping against hope, if there were such an acceptance of the president’s plan, mere cognizance of history and current realities in the Middle East surely leads us to doubts that the peace could hold.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of cognizance
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