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semiconscious

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

adjective

  1. half-conscious; not fully conscious.


semiconscious British  
/ ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəs /

adjective

  1. not fully conscious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of semiconscious

First recorded in 1830–40; semi- + conscious

Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

The rescue workers found the dog on the second floor, where it was in a semiconscious state.

From Fox News • Mar. 15, 2022

Mr. Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found semiconscious on a park bench in the British town of Salisbury on March 4.

From New York Times • May 14, 2018

Emma was there, too, folded into a ball in the corner, semiconscious.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

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