Psychiatric Disorders Vocabulary

verb A word that expresses an action or state of being, in this case 'sedated' is the past tense of the verb 'sedate', meaning to administer a sedative to induce calmness or relaxation.

adjective A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case 'sedated' describes the state of being calm or relaxed due to the effects of a sedative.

adverb A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, in this case 'sedated' can be used as an adverb to describe how someone is feeling after being sedated.

• The patient was sedated before undergoing the surgery.
• They sedated him before the procedure.
• They knocked him out before the operation.
• The calming music sedated her anxious mind.