Realisation

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The process of becoming aware of something important involves achieving understanding or clarity about a concept or idea while a truth becomes evident to an individual
2. The action of reaching a clear understanding of something signifies the moment when an idea or fact is recognized and affirmed within one's consciousness
3. The act of grasping or fully comprehending a fact or situation ; the process by which a hoped-for goal or potential is successfully attained ; the act of turning property or investments into liquid money

Etymology: The noun "realisation" comes from French "réalisation", which in turn grew out of the Middle French verb "realiser", meaning to make something real or to carry it into effect. English took the word up as a formation built on "realise" plus the suffix "-ation", the same ending that turns verbs like "organise" into "organisation". The older sense was practical: a realisation was the act of bringing a plan or possession into being, such as the realisation of a scheme or of a fortune. The meaning we use today, becoming fully aware of something, grew out of that idea of making something actual. To realise a fact is, in effect, to make it real in your own mind, and the noun followed the verb in that shift. The sense of grasping something mentally is the one most readers meet first, yet it sits on top of the older, more concrete meaning.

Synonyms: awareness, recognition, understanding, comprehension, apprehension

Antonyms: ignorance, unawareness, misunderstanding, confusion, disregard