- class-conscious
- adjective Date: 1903 1. actively aware of one's common status with others in a particular economic or social level of society 2. believing in class struggle • class consciousness noun
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class-conscious — /klas ˈkɒnʃəs/ (say klahs konshuhs) adjective 1. acutely aware of belonging to a particular social class. 2. showing hostility engendered by this feeling. –class consciousness, noun …
class-conscious — adjective a) Aware of the socioeconomic class of oneself and others. b) Stratified into such classes … Wiktionary
class-con|scious — «KLAS KON shuhs, KLAHS », adjective. conscious of belonging to a particular social class and of being identified with its interests, often with implication of sharp differentiation from or hostility to other classes: »He attacks…the class… … Useful english dictionary
class consciousness — n. an awareness of belonging to a class in the social order, with definite economic interests; sense of class solidarity class conscious adj … English World dictionary
