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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 consciousnessplay

  Familiarity information: SEMICONSCIOUSNESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEMICONSCIOUSNESS (noun)


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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