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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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In real fires, with darkness, smoke, people in various states of injury impeding one another, falls on stairs, counterflows and hesitation, theoretical egress capacities inferred from other evacuations break down.

From The Wall Street Journal

A later activity peak may reflect a mismatch between the body's internal clock and environmental signals such as daylight and darkness.

From Science Daily

“The only thing I knew was that the palace was in darkness.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It symbolizes the victory of light over darkness.

From Los Angeles Times

Without the power of caring relationships I don't believe I could have emerged from the darkness.

From BBC