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SEMICONSCIOUSNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does semiconsciousness mean?
• SEMICONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun SEMICONSCIOUSNESS has 1 sense:
1. marginal consciousness
Familiarity information: SEMICONSCIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marginal consciousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
grogginess; semiconsciousness; stupefaction; stupor
Context example:
someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor
Hypernyms ("semiconsciousness" is a kind of...):
unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)
Derivation:
semiconscious (partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations)
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