class consciousness

noun

An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.

Opposite
false consciousness
OriginGerman Klassenbewusstsein →
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Meanings

nounclass consciousness (plural class consciousnesses)

plural class consciousnesses

  1. Marxismhuman sciencesAn individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.

    Antonyms: false consciousness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.

Opposite
false consciousness

Origin

  1. GermanKlassenbewusstsein
  2. Englishclass consciousness

Calque of German Klassenbewusstsein.

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Translations

Catalan consciència de classe
  • consciència de classeclass consciousness
Chinese Mandarin 階級意識 /阶级意识
  • 階級意識 /阶级意识 (jiējí yìshí)class consciousness
Dutch klassenbewustzijn
  • klassenbewustzijnclass consciousness
Finnish luokkatietoisuus
  • luokkatietoisuusclass consciousness
French conscience de classe
  • conscience de classeclass consciousness
German Klassenbewusstsein
  • Klassenbewusstseinclass consciousness
Greek ταξική συνείδηση
  • ταξική συνείδηση (taxikí syneídisi)class consciousness
Italian coscienza di classe
  • coscienza di classeclass consciousness
Japanese 階級意識
  • 階級意識 (kaikyū ishiki)class consciousness
Korean 계급의식
  • 계급의식 (gyegeubuisik)class consciousness
Malay kesedaran kelas
  • kesedaran kelasclass consciousness
Romanian conștiință de clasă
  • conștiință de clasăclass consciousness
Russian кла́ссовое созна́ние
  • кла́ссовое созна́ние (klássovoje soznánije)class consciousness
Spanish conciencia de clase
  • conciencia de claseclass consciousness
Swedish klassmedvetande
  • klassmedvetandeclass consciousness
Turkish sınıf bilinci
  • sınıf bilinciclass consciousness
Vietnamese ý thức giai cấp
  • ý thức giai cấpclass consciousness
Welsh ymwybyddiaeth o ddosbarth
  • ymwybyddiaeth o ddosbarthclass consciousness
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APA

class consciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20consciousness

MLA

“class consciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20consciousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “class consciousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/class%20consciousness.

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