Added 9 October 2026 consciousness-raising noun Categories: Obscure Words First recorded: 1968 Wiktionary noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about consciousness-raising at Wordnik → Where our words come from → An increase of concerned awareness, especially of some social or political issue. Origin First known use: 1968. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: awarenessconsciousnesseducationsensitivityadvocacyoutreachsensitizationsensitizingsensitisationecoawarenesscoconsciousnessknowledge Back to today's word