drugged

Thân thiện

A man was drugged and fell into a deep sleep.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Under the influence of narcotics or drugs: Describes a person or animal whose physical or mental state is significantly altered due to having taken a drug, often resulting in stupor, sedation, or impaired consciousness.
   • Caused by or involving the administration of drugs: Describes a state, such as sleep, that is induced by drugs.

Usage

The adjective "drugged" is used to describe a condition resulting from drugs. It often implies a lack of full control, awareness, or natural volition. It can describe a person's state or a state induced in someone/something. - It typically precedes a noun (e.g., a drugged sleep) or follows a linking verb like "was" or "felt." - It carries a neutral to negative connotation, often associated with involuntary sedation, medical procedures, or substance abuse.

Examples

• As an adjective:
  • The kidnapper kept his victim in a drugged state for days.
  • She awoke from a drugged sleep, feeling disoriented.
  • The police found the suspect drugged and barely conscious.
  • His drugged stupor made him incapable of answering questions.

Advanced Usage

• "drugged up" (informal adjective phrase): Heavily under the influence of drugs, often implying excessive or obvious sedation.
  • After the surgery, he was completely drugged up for a whole day.

Variants and Related Words

• Drug (n): A substance used as a medicine or an illegal substance that affects the mind.
• Drug (v): To administer a drug to someone, often surreptitiously.
  • Someone must have drugged his drink.
• Druggie/Drug addict (n, informal): A person who is addicted to drugs.

Synonyms

• Narcotized: Rendered insensible or stuporous by a narcotic drug.
• Sedated: Calmed or made sleepy by a sedative drug, often in a medical context.
• Stupefied: Made unable to think or feel properly, which can be a result of being drugged.
• Under the influence: A common phrase meaning affected by alcohol or drugs.

Antonyms

• Sober: Not affected by alcohol or drugs.
• Clear-headed: Thinking clearly; not confused or impaired.
• Alert: Vigilant and fully aware.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Like a drugged (simile): Moving or behaving in a slow, sluggish, or confused manner, as if under the influence of drugs.
  • He moved through the morning routine like a drugged man.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. under the influence of narcotics
   • knocked out by doped wine
   • a drugged sleep
   • were under the effect of the drugged sweets
   • in a stuperous narcotized state

Từ đồng nghĩa

• doped
• narcotized
• narcotised