Definition
Definition of overdosing - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
medicalevent of taking too much of a drug or medicine
- Overdosing is a serious risk with prescription painkillers.
Adjective
1.
medicaltaking too much of a drug
- The overdosing patient was rushed to the hospital.
2.
excessive consumptionconsuming excessively
- The overdosing behavior worried his friends.
Origin of overdosing
English, over (excessive) + dose (quantity)
Examples of overdosing in a sentence
Mixing alcohol with sedatives increases the chance of overdosing. The overdosing symptoms were alarming to the doctors. An overdosing individual requires immediate medical attention. Her overdosing tendencies were alarming to her family. The overdosing habits led to serious health issues.
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- French:surdosage, surdosé, ...
- German:Überdosierung, überdosiert, ...
- Italian:overdose, sovradosato, ...
- Spanish:sobredosis, excesivo, ...
- Portuguese:overdose, com overdose, ...
- Chinese:药物过量, 服药过量的, ...
- Japanese:過剰摂取, 過剰摂取した, ...
- Arabic:جَرْعَة زائِدَة, مُتَعاطٍ جُرعة زائدة, ...
- Hebrew:מְנַת יֶתֶר, מִמַּנַּת יֶתֶר, ...
- Russian:передозировка, передозировочный, ...
- Ukrainian:передозування, передозований, ...
- Hindi:ओवरडोज़, अधिक मात्रा लेने वाला, ...
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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