overdose
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overdose¹
- /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/
- /ˈəʊvɚˌdəʊs/ Ireland
- /ˈʌo̞vɚˌdʌo̞s/
- /ˈʌo̞vɐˌdʌo̞s/
Where it comes from
From over- + dose.
noun overdoses
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An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
to die of a heroin overdose
Similar: overdosage
overdose²
- /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdəʊs/
Where it comes from
From over- + dose.
verb overdoses · overdosing · overdosed
- To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.
- To dose excessively, to take an overdose. Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
- To indulge in something excessively. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dose, drug, poisoning, intoxication, paracetamol, acetaminophen, overload, overmedication, overuse, megadose, overconsumption, overindulgence, od, drugging, excess, surfeit
Translations
Every language
noun excessive and dangerous dose of a drug
| Español | sobredosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과다복용 gwadabogyong |
| 日本語 | オーバードース ōbādōsu, 過剰摂取 kajō sesshu |
| 中文 | 藥劑過量 /药剂过量 yàojì guòliàng, 用藥過量 /用药过量 yòngyào guòliàng, 吸毒過量 /吸毒过量 xīdú guòliàng |
| Português | overdose, superdose |
| Français | surdose, surdosage, overdose |
| Deutsch | Überdosis |
| Italiano | overdose |
| Ελληνικά | υπερδοσολογία yperdosología |
| Română | supradoză |
| Русский | передозиро́вка peredoziróvka |
| العربية | جُرْعَة زَائِدَة |
| עברית | מנת יתר manat yéter |
verb to dose excessively
| Español | sobredosificar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 藥劑過量 /药剂过量 yàojì guòliàng, 用藥過量 /用药过量 yòngyào guòliàng, 吸毒過量 /吸毒过量 xīdú guòliàng |
| Français | surdoser |
| Deutsch | überdosieren |
| Русский | передози́ровать peredozírovatʹ |
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title = {overdose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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