sedation

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noun

The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

“The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.”

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drugging
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Meanings

nounsedation (countable and uncountable, plural sedations)

plural sedations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

    The patient was so agitated that the doctor resorted to sedation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe administration of a sedative agent or drug

Similar
drugging
Broader
administrationgiving medication
Also see
drugging

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan sedació
  • sedacióact
Czech sedace
  • sedaceact
Finnish sedaatio
  • sedaatioact
French sédation
  • sédationact
German Sedierung
  • Sedierungact
Italian sedazione
  • sedazioneact
Latin sēdātiō
  • sēdātiōact
Portuguese sedação
  • sedaçãoact
Romanian sedație
  • sedațieact
Slovak sedácia
  • sedáciaact
Spanish sedación
  • sedaciónact
Swedish sövning
  • sövningact
Turkish sedasyon
  • sedasyonact

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sedation

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Anagrams

astonied
Cite this entry
APA

sedation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedation

MLA

“sedation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sedation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sedation.

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