🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Autoconsciência

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ow.to.kõ.siˈẽ.si.ɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Self-awareness/ˌsɛlf.əˈwɛə.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3450 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A autoconsciência é fundamental para a inteligência emocional."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

    "Her deep self-awareness allowed her to recognize the emotional triggers behind her sudden frustration."
  2. 2

    The capacity for introspection and the ability to recognize oneself as an individual separate from the environment and other individuals.

    "Developing self-awareness is a crucial step in emotional intelligence and personal growth."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English reflexive pronoun 'self' (referring to one's own person) and 'awareness', stemming from Old English 'gewǣr' meaning watchful or cognizant. The formal coupling emerged in early modern psychological discourse to describe conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

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