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semiconscious

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • After being hit on the head he was only semiconscious: he could walk, but he tended to go in circles.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conscious English semiconscious From semi- + conscious.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: в полусъзнание (v polusǎznanie) — not fully conscious
  • Finnish: sekava — not fully conscious
  • Italian: semicosciente — not fully conscious
  • Polish: półprzytomny — not fully conscious
  • Polish: półświadomy — not fully conscious
  • Welsh: lled-ymwybodol — not fully conscious