Definition of semiconscious
: incompletely conscious : imperfectly aware or responsive
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Examples of semiconscious in a Sentence
The victim was semiconscious and could barely talk.
Recent Examples of semiconscious from the Web
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Take that iconic photograph of Muhammad Ali standing triumphantly over the prostrate, semiconscious wreckage of Sonny Liston.
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Neighbors spotted Mr. Derlus, 62, and carried him, semiconscious, from hospital to hospital.
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This unrelenting storm of abnormal neural activity turned her teenage years into a semiconscious...
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By the time sheriff’s deputies and firefighters arrived to the scene, the neighbor was semiconscious and beginning to breathe on his own — the efforts made by Shankwiler and his two sons had saved the man’s life.
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First Known Use of semiconscious
1839
SEMICONSCIOUS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of semiconscious for English Language Learners
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: partially conscious : only somewhat awake and able to understand what is happening around you
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of semiconscious
: incompletely conscious : imperfectly aware or responsive
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semiconsciousness
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