semiconscious

American  

[sem-ee-kon-shuhs, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈkɒn ʃəs, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

1. half-conscious; not fully conscious.

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semiconscious British  

/ ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəs /

adjective

1. not fully conscious

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Other Word Forms

• semiconsciously adverb
• semiconsciousness noun

Etymology

Origin of semiconscious

First recorded in 1830–40; semi- + conscious

Example Sentences

An assessment of the scene would later indicate that Payne may have been semiconscious or unconscious when he fell.

From Los Angeles Times

He was still in the ocean, but now he found himself clinging semiconsciously on to part of Marco’s boat.

From Literature

Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls.

From Seattle Times

Skip McAdams, fire commissioner of the Warren Fire Department, said the driver was semiconscious when responders arrived to the scene.

From Los Angeles Times

She writes that she is capable of “time-travel in a semiconscious state” and that when she is awake she can “see what others don’t see, and hear what others don’t hear.”

From New York Times