semiconscious

adjective

semi·​con·​scious ˌse-mē-ˈkän(t)-shəs How to pronounce semiconscious (audio)
ˌse-ˌmī-, 
-mi-
Synonyms of semiconsciousnext
: incompletely conscious : imperfectly aware or responsive
semiconsciousness noun

Examples of semiconscious in a Sentence

The victim was semiconscious and could barely talk.
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When first responders reached the scene, Glass was semiconscious. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 28 July 2025 An emaciated man sat by a child stretched out semiconscious on a cot, where two other small children were receiving oxygen. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Epstein had previously been placed under suicide watch after he was found semiconscious in his cell with a noose around his neck more than two weeks earlier. — Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026 Arriving officers located the moped driver, an adult man, who appeared to be semiconscious, police said. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for semiconscious

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of semiconscious was in 1839

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“Semiconscious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semiconscious. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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semiconscious

adjective
semi·​con·​scious ˌsem-i-ˈkän-chəs How to pronounce semiconscious (audio)
ˌsem-ˌī-
: partially conscious
semiconsciousness noun

Medical Definition

semiconscious

adjective
semi·​con·​scious -ˈkän-chəs How to pronounce semiconscious (audio)
: incompletely conscious : imperfectly aware or responsive
semiconsciousness noun

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