lived experience
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌlɪvd ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/us/ˌlɪvd ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/the things that someone hasexperiencedthemselves,especiallywhen these give thepersonaknowledgeorunderstandingthatpeoplewho have onlyheardabout suchexperiencesdo not have:
Theorganizationhas astrongfocuson thelivedexperienceofmentalillness.
We areignoringtheactuallivedexperiencesof thepoor.
All thecandidatesfor thejobhavelivedexperienceof theasylumprocess.
- Ideas don't reallychangeus much—it islivedexperiencethatchangesus.
- Thestoryhas theauthenticityoflivedexperience.
- Somefinda newappreciationoftheirfaithinstudy; somefindit inlivedexperience.
- Theworkdrawsfrom theperformers'livedexperiences.
Knowledge and awareness
- acquaintance
- alertness
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knowsidiom
- astuteness
- at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- gnostic
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance withsomeone/somethingidiom
- metacognition
- nescience
- nescient
- nod
- offsomeone'sradaridiom
- omniscience
- sensibility
- street smarts
- theory of mind
- witting