semiconsciousness
- noun
- /ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəsnəs/
:
semiconsciencia
- He was in a state of semiconsciousness when the doctor checked his vital signs.
Examples
-
Ghost possession is the most vivid form of attack, in which a ghost enters and speaks through its victim, who has fallen into semiconsciousness.
Academic text (1990) -
His snoring was so loud it woke up Sergeant Downs, the loadmaster, in the next seat, who, in retaliation, nudged him into semiconsciousness.
Fiction book (2001) -
The infanticide is cast in the light of semiconsciousness by those who commit it, those who permit it, and those who fail to see it.
Fiction book (2001) -
Shortly before dawn, the hitcher was roused from semiconsciousness by the bark of the driver's voice calling out the name of the next town like a conductor announcing a stop.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sita returned to semiconsciousness and emitted a high-pitched wail, which announced the ghost's presence and readiness to talk.
Academic text (1990) -
Usually I start with finances, wondering how I'll ever manage this bill or that, and then I worry my teeth are falling out, or some blotch on my skin is a cancerous growth, and then gently, like a boat changing course, I ease into that night with the boy, a safe harbor of thought, and a welcome numbness comes over me and lulls me back into semiconsciousness.
Fiction book (1991) -
She drifted in and out of semiconsciousness during the recovery from her surgery.
-
The patient remained in semiconsciousness after taking the medication, not fully aware of his surroundings.
Synonyms
17
7.7
An almost unconscious state when a person cannot think or feel much
1
4.8
A feeling of being dazed and only partly awake after poor sleep or drinking alcohol
1
9.9
A light state like sleep where a person follows simple commands but does little on their own
A state of being partly awake and aware of things around you
A state of being partly unconscious that a person wakes from with a strong touch or sound
Antonyms
How Conscious
Surface Forms
Morphology
semiconsciousness = semiconscious (transparent) = semi + conscious + semi + ness
The noun is a regular state-noun formed from the adjective 'semiconscious' with the standard suffix '-ness'.
Etymology
Semiconsciousness comes from joining semi- meaning 'half', as in semicircle, and conscious meaning 'aware' or 'awake'. So semiconsciousness describes being only partly aware of what is around you.