Definition of semiconscious
:incompletely conscious :imperfectly aware or responsive
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semi·con·scious
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ˌse-mē-ˈkän(t)-shəs
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ˌse-ˌmī-
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-mi-
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Updated on: 11 Sep 2017
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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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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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Neighbors spotted Mr. Derlus, 62, and carried him, semiconscious, from hospital to hospital.
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Ray Smith: The I-way, My Way The typical American family has the tube turned on nearly every minute someone is home and semiconscious.
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First Known Use of semiconscious
1839
SEMICONSCIOUS Defined for English Language Learners
semiconscious
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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
semiconscious
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adjective
semi·con·scious
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medical Definition of semiconscious
:incompletely conscious :imperfectly aware or responsive
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semiconsciousness
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