bəˈvu̇stˌzīn(t)sˌlägə, -zīnzˌl-, -lȧgə noun
( plural bewusstseinsla·gen -gən)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from bewusstsein consciousness (from bewusst conscious — past participle of bewissen to know, from be- + wissen to know, from Old High German wizzan — + sein being, from sein to be, from Old High German sīn ) + lage situation, from Old High German lāga act of laying; akin to Old High German ligen to lie — more at wit , is , lie
psychology : a state of consciousness or a feeling devoid of sensory components