consciousness

Noun

• having knowledge of
  • he had no awareness of his mistakes
    
  • his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
    
  • their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
    

• an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
  • he lost consciousness
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  awareness , cognizance , cognisance , knowingness
• Antonyms: 
  incognizance , unconsciousness