narcotized

Thân thiện

A patient lies in a hospital bed in a narcotized state.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Under the influence of narcotics or drugs; stupefied: Describes a state of being dulled, sedated, or made insensible by a narcotic substance.
   • In a dazed or stuporous condition: Can describe a state resembling drug-induced insensibility, even if not caused by drugs.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient was narcotized before the surgery. (The patient was put into a drugged, sedated state before the surgery.)
  • He stumbled out of the room with a narcotized, blank expression. (He walked out unsteadily with a dazed, blank look as if drugged.)
  • The narcotized driver posed a serious danger on the road. (The driver, who was under the influence of drugs, was very dangerous on the road.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be narcotized by": Can be used figuratively to describe being dulled or made passive by something non-pharmaceutical.
  • The population seemed narcotized by the constant stream of propaganda. (The people seemed mentally dulled and passive due to the ongoing propaganda.)

Variants and Related Words

• Narcotize (verb): To administer a narcotic to; to dull the senses of.
  • The doctor will narcotize the patient for the procedure.
• Narcotic (noun/adjective): A drug that dulls the senses and induces sleep; having the properties of such a drug.
• Narcotised (adjective): Chiefly British spelling of 'narcotized'.
• Stupefied (adjective): Made unable to think or feel properly; stunned.

Synonyms

• Drugged
• Sedated
• Stupefied
• Dazed
• Stuporous

Antonyms

• Sober
• Alert
• Clear-headed
• Lucid

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
• drugged
• narcotised