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overdose en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈʌo̞vɚˌdʌo̞s/ Dublin
• /ˈʌo̞vɐˌdʌo̞s/ Dublin
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈəʊvɚˌdəʊs/ (Ireland)
• /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/

Etymology

From over- + dose.

Meanings

1. An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
   • It works for a while, but when Spider-Man maneuvers him ouside the hospital room where Harry is recovering from his overdose, some part of the Goblin's brain that's still the loving father surfaces, drives him unconscious, and when next he wakes up, all memory of his being a super-villain is conveniently wiped clean. 2011, Pierre Comtois, Marvel Comics in the 1970s:
   • After 15, 30, 60 or 90 days, the animals (n = 5 per time point for each subgroup) were sacrificed via an overdose of ketamine and xylazine hydrochloride (Vetbrands Brazil Limited, Jacareí, SP), and the hemimaxillae were removed and fixed in 10% formalin solution (Fig 1 ). 2015 August 14, “Green Tea Modulates Cytokine Expression in the Periodontium and Attenuates Alveolar Bone Resorption in Type 1 Diabetic Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in West Virginia, and the state leads the country in fatal drug overdoses. OxyContin—nicknamed “hillbilly heroin”—is king. [2012 August 23, Conor Friedersdorf, quoting Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, “What OxyContin Addicts in West Virginia Tell Us About the War on Drugs”, in The Atlantic:
   • to die of a heroin overdose

Forms

Synonyms

overdosage

Translations (33)

be перадазіро́ўка (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ru передозиро́вка (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · he מנת יתר (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · it overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · el υπερδοσολογία (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ja 過剰摂取 (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ja オーバードース (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · cmn 藥劑過量 /药剂过量 (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · de Überdosis (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · es sobredosis (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · tr aşırı doz (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · pl przedawkowanie (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · fr surdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · pt superdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · hu túladagolás (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · cmn 用藥過量 /用药过量 (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ko 과다복용 (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · nb overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · fr surdosage (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · fi yliannos (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · pt overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · nl overdosis (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ro supradoză (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ar جُرْعَة زَائِدَة (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · fi överit (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · eu gaindosi (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · fr overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · cmn 吸毒過量 /吸毒过量 (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · uk передозува́ння (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · sv överdos (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · nn overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · ca sobredosi (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug) · bg свръхдо́за (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug)

overdose en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdəʊs/

Etymology

From over- + dose.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.
2. (intransitive) To dose excessively, to take an overdose.
   • Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
   • She overdosed on cocaine.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To indulge in something excessively.
   • Claude overdosed on smack in a Chicago flophouse three years later. 2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 191:
   • They still had Sergio Agüero to bring off the bench and the Etihad was overdosing on optimism. For the game to finish with an aggregate 5-1 score distorts the fact the occasion was full of drama and suspense until Salah’s goal conclusively changed the complexion of the evening. 2018 April 10, Daniel Taylor, “Liverpool go through after Mohamed Salah stops Manchester City fightback”, in The Guardian (London):

Forms

Deriveds

overdoser · OD

Relateds

overdosage

Translations (18)

cs předávkovat (to dose excessively) · hu túladagol (to dose excessively) · pl przedawkować (to dose excessively) · es sobredosificar (to dose excessively) · bg предозирам (to dose excessively) · eo trodozi (to dose excessively) · nb overdosere (to dose excessively) · pl przedawkowywać (to dose excessively) · cmn 藥劑過量 /药剂过量 (to dose excessively) · cmn 吸毒過量 /吸毒过量 (to dose excessively) · de überdosieren (to dose excessively) · uk передозува́ти (to dose excessively) · cmn 用藥過量 /用药过量 (to dose excessively) · sv överdosera (to dose excessively) · fr surdoser (to dose excessively) · uk передозо́вувати (to dose excessively) · fi ottaa liikaa (to dose excessively) · ru передози́ровать (to dose excessively)