Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double consciousness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble -con-scious-ness
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The awareness of a subordinated or colonized individual of having two selves, their inward self and the self, created by how the oppressor group sees them.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Double-consciousness is the African American’s awareness of possessing two souls: an outward self based largely on how whites perceive him and an inward self that he comes to realize as his truer self."
"Postcolonial theorists often describe the colonial subject as having a double consciousness or double vision, in other words, a consciousness or way of perceiving the world that is divided between two antagonistic worlds, a consciousness or way of perceiving the world that is divided between two antagonistic cultures: that of the colonizer and that of the indigenous community."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does double consciousness mean?: The awareness of a subordinated or colonized individual of having two selves, their inward self and the self, created by how the oppressor group sees them.

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