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[ noun oh-ver-dohs; verb oh-ver-dohs, oh-ver-dohs ] / noun ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs; verb ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs, ˌoʊ vərˈdoʊs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overdose ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, verb, o·ver·dosed, o·ver·dos·ing.Origin of overdoseFirst recorded in 1680–90; over- + dose Words nearby overdoseoverdo, overdog, overdominance, overdone, overdoor, overdose, overdraft, overdraft checking account, overdrafting, overdraught, overdraw Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overdoseThose suffering from addiction in the streets risk disease, overdose, and death. World Leaders' Proposal for Winning the War on Drugs: Legalize It!|Abby Haglage|September 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST From 1999-2008, the U.S. saw a 300 percent increase in overdose death from painkillers, with close to 15,000 deaths in 2008 alone. Is Weed the Secret to Beating Opiate Addiction?|Tracey Mitchell, Abby Haglage|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST The CDC estimates that 46 Americans die each day from overdose on opioids. Is Weed the Secret to Beating Opiate Addiction?|Tracey Mitchell, Abby Haglage|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Florida, which began a pill mill crackdown in 2010, saw a 50 percent decrease in overdose deaths from oxycodone in 2012. Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than One American Every Hour|Abby Haglage|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Overdose rates are higher where these drugs are prescribed more frequently,” says Frieden. Painkiller Overdoses Kill More Than One American Every Hour|Abby Haglage|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST Robert died of an overdose of chloroform at ten this morning. When Patty Went to College|Jean Webster Many accidental suicides stem from an overdose of sleeping pills. A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis|Melvin Powers An overdose of "cold step" may, indeed, partially account for the bronchitis which riddles the ranks of the children of the poor. Highways and Byways in London|Mrs. E. T. Cook. I am not quite sure, but it looks to me like an overdose of French headache powders. The Putnam Hall Champions|Arthur M. Winfield He was found one night dead upon a doorstep, poisoned with an overdose of his drug! The Life Of George Cruikshank, Vol. I. (of II)|Blanchard Jerrold
British Dictionary definitions for overdose
noun (ˈəʊvəˌdəʊs)(esp of drugs) an excessive dose verb (ˌəʊvəˈdəʊs)to take an excessive dose or give an excessive dose to Derived forms of overdoseoverdosage, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overdoseglut, waste, exuberance, surplus, overkill, nauseate, gratify, slake, sate, indulge, profusion, exorbitance, surfeit, plethora, superabundance, rest, wastefulness, residue, redundancy, lavishness Medical definitions for overdose
n.An excessive dose, especially of a narcotic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |