Definition
Definition of overdosed - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalhaving taken an excessive amount of a drug
- The patient was found overdosed on the floor.
2.
excessive exposureexposed to too much of something
- The plants were overdosed with sunlight.
Origin of overdosed
English, over (excessive) + dose (quantity of medicine)
Examples of overdosed in a sentence
The report stated that the victim was overdosed. The children were overdosed with candy. The movie was overdosed with special effects.
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- French:surdosé, ...
- German:überdosiert, zu viel ausgesetzt, ...
- Italian:in overdose, sovraesposto, ...
- Spanish:sobredosificado, ...
- Portuguese:com overdose, sobre-exposto, ...
- Chinese:服药过量, 过度曝晒, ...
- Japanese:過剰摂取した, 過剰にさらされた, ...
- Arabic:مُتَعاطٍ جُرْعَة زَائِدَة, مفرط, ...
- Hebrew:בְּמַנַּת יֶתֶר, שֶׁקִיבֵּל מַנַּת יֶתֶר, ...
- Russian:передозировавший, чрезмерно подвергнутый, ...
- Ukrainian:передозований, перенасичений, ...
- Hindi:अधिक मात्रा में दवा ले चुका, अधिक मात्रा में, ...
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)
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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