Phrase guide

class consciousness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Marxism

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: false consciousness

History

Etymology

Calque of German Klassenbewusstsein.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 階級意識 /阶级意识 (jiējí yìshí) — class consciousness
  • Dutch: klassenbewustzijn — class consciousness
  • Finnish: luokkatietoisuus — class consciousness
  • French: conscience de classe — class consciousness
  • German: Klassenbewusstsein — class consciousness
  • Greek: ταξική συνείδηση (taxikí syneídisi) — class consciousness
  • Italian: coscienza di classe — class consciousness
  • Japanese: 階級意識 (kaikyū ishiki) — class consciousness
  • Korean: 계급의식 (gyegeubuisik) — class consciousness
  • Malay: kesedaran kelas — class consciousness
  • Romanian: conștiință de clasă — class consciousness
  • Russian: кла́ссовое созна́ние (klássovoje soznánije) — class consciousness
  • Serbo-Croatian: klasna svijest — class consciousness
  • Spanish: conciencia de clase — class consciousness
  • Swedish: klassmedvetande — class consciousness
  • Turkish: sınıf bilinci — class consciousness
  • Vietnamese: ý thức giai cấp — class consciousness