Definition of overdose - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
drugsTECH. excessive and dangerous dose of a drugTECH.
- He was hospitalized after an overdose of painkillers.
2.
excess generallyexcessive amount of something non-medical
- An overdose of work left him exhausted..
Verb
1.
drug excessintr. TECH. take too much of a drugintr. TECH.
- He overdosed on painkillers last night..
2.
medicaltr. TECH. administer too much of a substance to someonetr. TECH.
- The doctor accidentally overdosed the patient.
Expressions with overdose
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consume more of a drug or medicine than is safe
He took an overdose and had to go to the hospital.
medical emergency caused by using a dangerously large amount of heroin
The paramedics treated his heroin overdose with emergency medication.
Origin of overdose
English, over (excess) + dose (quantity)
Terms with overdose included in their meaning
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abr: overdose
taking too much of a drug or medicine
opioid overdose
medication that blocks opioid effects by binding to their receptors
emergency care
medication used to treat acetaminophen overdose
abr: N-acetylcysteine
medicine used to help with lung problems or overdose
medical
having taken an overdose of drugs
drug overdose
the act of taking too much of a drug
Examples of overdose in a sentence
They discussed the risks of overdose in the seminar. An overdose of information can be overwhelming. She suffered from an overdose of social media. She overdosed on sleeping pills. They warned him not to overdose on the medication. She overdosed him with the wrong medication.
They accidentally overdosed the patient during the procedure.
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- French:overdose, surdoser, ...
- German:Überdosis, überdosieren, ...
- Italian:overdose, assumere una dose eccessiva, ...
- Spanish:sobredosis, sobredosificar, ...
- Portuguese:overdose, sobredosar, ...
- Chinese:药物过量, 服药过量, ...
- Japanese:過剰摂取, 過剰摂取する, ...
- Arabic:جَرْعَة زَائِدَة, تَعاطَى جَرْعَة زَائِدَة, ...
- Hebrew:מַנַּת יֶתֶר, לָקַחַת מְנַת יֶתֶר, ...
- Russian:передозировка, передозировать, ...
- Ukrainian:передозування, передозувати, ...
- Hindi:ओवरडोज़, अधिक मात्रा लेना, ...
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