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Definitions: Sedation |
SedationNoun1. A state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent. 2. The administration of a sedative agent or drug. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Sedation \Se*da"tion\, noun. [Latin expression sedatio.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: SedationSynonym: drugging (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sedation |
| English words defined with "sedation": Adapin ♦ colonoscopy ♦ doxepin, doxepin hydrochloride ♦ midazolam ♦ red devil ♦ secobarbital, secobarbital sodium, Seconal, Sinequan ♦ versed. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sedation": Anti-Anxiety Agents, AQUARIST, aquarium tank attendant ♦ Chlorpheniramine, Conscious Sedation ♦ Guanfacine. (references) |
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Screenplays | Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation. (This Is Spinal Tap; writing credit: Christopher Guest; Michael McKean) Like you're under sedation! (The Rocky Horror Picture Show; writing credit: Richard O'Brien; Jim Sharman) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Risks include sedation and psychomotor impairment. (references) | |
You may be fully awake with light sedation, or you may be asleep under general anesthesia. (references) | ||
Two prescription antihistamines that have less sedation are Allegra (fexofenadine) and Claritin (loratidine). (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Sedation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Sedation" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 95 | 33,629 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "sedation": be under sedation ♦ Conscious Sedation. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "sedation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | qetësim (appeasement, assuagement, comfort, impassivity, lull, mollification, pacification, propitiation, reassurance, relief, rest, slack, softening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | تسكين الألم, سكون (calmness, easement, hush, inactivity, placidity, quiescence, quiet, quietude, remission, repose, rest, sleep, still, stillness, tranquillity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | уравновесеност (balance, ballast, equability, evenness, philosophy, poise, sanity, sobriety), улегналост (gravity, mellowness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 镇静 (Composure). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | sedering, sedation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | sedatie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | تسکین (Relief, Solace). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sédation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Beruhigung (calming, comforting, pacification, pacifying, quietening, reassurance, soothing). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | νάρκωση (narcosis, narcosis stupor, numbness, torpidity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שכוך (covered, pacification, thatched), אמצעי "ר'ע" (palliation, tranquilizer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nyugtatás, megnyugvás (acquiescence, relief, resignation, satisfaction, settling, solace), szedálás, sedatio, csillapítás (alleviation, attenuation, easement, mitigation, palliation, satisfaction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | trattamento sedativo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 진 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | kiunaghey (allay, appease, appeasement, becalm, calm, calming, compose, die down, hush, hush as child, lull, pacification, pacify, quell, quiet, quieten, sedate, soothe, steady down, tranquillization, tranquillize). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | edationsay sedação. (various references) успокоение (appeasement, assuagement, mollification). (various references) umirenje (appeasement, mitigation). (various references) sedación. (various references) ความเงียบ (hush, silence). (various references) sakinleştirme (conciliation), yatıştırma (appeasement, conciliation, mollification, propitiation, settlement). (various references) заспоко"ння (appeasement, assuagement, comfort, conciliation, mollification, propitiation, solace, subsidence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "sedation": sedations. (additional references) | |
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"Sedation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Sabatino, sadition, sebasteion, secation, sediation, sedilion, sedtion, senation, Serafino, Serapion, Siadatan, Sidati, spedition, syedain. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sedation" (pronounced sudā"shun) |
| 7 | s u d ā" sh u n | oxidation. |
| 6 | -u d ā" sh u n | accommodation, consolidation, degradation, depredation, fluoridation, intimidation, invalidation, liquidation, trepidation, validation. |
| 5 | -d ā" sh u n | commendation, foundation, gradation, inundation, recommendation, retardation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intonation, intoxication, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: astonied. | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-i-n-o-s-t" | |
-1 letter: atonies, destain, detains, donates, instead, iodates, sainted, stained, toadies. | |
-2 letters: adonis, anodes, atoned, atones, danios, detain, donate, donsie, iodate, noised, onside, sained, staned, stoned, teinds, tenias, tineas, tisane, todies. | |
-3 letters: adios, adits, aeons, aides, anise, anode, anted, antes, antis, aside, atone, danio, dates, datos, deans, deist, dents, diets, dines, dints, ditas, dites, doats. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-i-n-o-s-t" | |
+1 letter: antidotes, antinodes, antipodes, bastioned, botanised, catenoids, dawsonite, delations, dominates, donatives, ideations, insolated, iodinates, misatoned, ordinates, pintadoes, sedations, sonicated, stationed. | |
+2 letters: adroitness, advections, anatomised, anecdotist, antibodies, arytenoids, astonished, dawsonites, dealations, deflations, defoliants, demantoids, designator, desolating, desolation, deviations, diaconates, educations, exodontias, exudations, intradoses, mediations, nodalities, patronised, planetoids, predations, redactions, sanctioned, wainscoted. | |
+3 letters: achondrites, allantoides, anecdotists, antimoderns, antimonides, antipodeans, bastinadoed, bastinadoes, carotenoids, confidantes, confiscated, considerate, consociated, consolidate, constipated, constrained, coordinates, deaerations, decimations, decorations, decussation, dedications, defamations, defecations, degustation, delegations, delineators, denegations, denigrators, denominates, denotations, denudations, depilations, deputations, derivations, derogations, desalinator, desecration, desiccation, designation, designators, designatory, desolations, desperation, destination, detestation, detonations, detoxicants, detractions, devastation, devotionals, diatessaron, disrelation, emendations, eudaemonist, federations, gadolinites, indexations, inosculated, mandatories, manifestoed, medications, meditations, moderations, nematocides, nondeviants, ordainments, ordinariest, outdistance, pentaploids, somatomedin, stanchioned, subordinate, wainscotted. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 65 64 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... . -.. .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01100101 01100100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S e d a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0065 0064 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5371706786758180 |
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