Spanish Conversation · Level 41
75 words
Spanish word
concienciación
Pronunciation
IPA/konθjenθjaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounawareness
Example
La concienciación sobre el reciclaje es importante.
Awareness about recycling is important.
More examples
¿Cómo mejorar la concienciación en la comunidad escolar?
How can we improve awareness in the school community?
Core concept
The act of making people aware so they change behavior.
Common phrases
programa de concienciación
awareness-raising program
concienciación sobre el reciclaje
recycling awareness
concienciación ciudadana
public awareness
Similar words
conciencia: Internal awareness or attention to a fact, feeling, or situation.
sensibilización: Organized effort to raise concern and motivate people to act on a social issue.
Definition in Spanish
Describe la acción y el efecto de lograr que la gente se dé cuenta y actúe sobre un problema.
Word origin
Derived from concienciar plus the nominalizing suffix -ción, with conciencia (from Latin conscientia) as the root, so it denotes the process or result of raising awareness.
Usage tips
- In informal speech speakers commonly use verb phrases like 'darse cuenta' or 'concienciar a alguien' instead of the noun concienciación.
Opposites
- ignoranciaignorancenoun
- apatíaapathynoun
Related words
- concienciarraise awarenessverb
- concienciadorawareness-raisernoun