Definition of overdose in English:

overdose

noun ˈəʊvədəʊsˈoʊvərˌdoʊs

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
a fatal overdose of painkillers
I took an overdose of sleeping pills and ended up in hospital
Example sentencesExamples
- Her parents are convinced that she did not administer the overdose herself.
- Although safe in normal doses, an overdose of some tricyclic antidepressants can dangerously affect the heart rhythm.
- The potential for a fatal overdose is significantly lower with SSRIs than with tricyclic antidepressants.
- These include normal doses of anaesthetic agents, overdoses of sedative drugs or alcohol, and a generalized epileptic seizure.
- He was found dead of an accidental drug overdose.
- Combining the two could have led to a dangerous overdose.
- When it reaches this stage, acetaminophen overdose is often fatal.
- During the summer, her depression worsened and she took a potentially fatal overdose.
- Though I do have some vitamin C on hand, I've never heard of an overdose being fatal!
- Later, after a lithium overdose, Renee's mind becomes more severely damaged.
- She had swallowed an overdose of her antidepressants and then called an ambulance.
- The main problems that you see would be similar to what you'd see in a heroin overdose.
- A month later she was found dead, supposedly from an overdose of sleeping pills.
- Toxicology suggests that fatal overdoses usually involve combinations of drugs, often at therapeutic doses.
- Two months later, the star was found dead of an apparent sleeping pill overdose.
- It has many side effects, and an overdose can cause a dangerous slowness in breathing before victims fall into a coma.
- Fatal overdoses in addicted patients often involve the combination of benzodiazepines and alcohol, with or without opiates.
- And nothing will cut down on a singer-songwriter's productivity like a fatal heroin overdose.
- Antimalarials must be dosed carefully and kept in childproof containers because overdoses may be fatal in children.
- List the antidote needed if an accidental ingestion or overdose occurred.
Synonyms
excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, glut, avalanche, deluge

verb ˈəʊvədəʊsˈoʊvərˌdoʊs

[no object]

1Take an overdose of a drug.
he was admitted to hospital after overdosing on cocaine
Example sentencesExamples
- He'd killed himself with overdosing on drugs, I supposed.
- Linda said she tried to take her own life on several occasions by overdosing on tablets.
- Her most common suicide attempt method was by overdosing on her medications.
- Suppose he has the chance to kill himself by a non-preferred method - say, overdosing on pills.
- Why in heaven's name would they risk their lives by overdosing on a medication that can cause irregular heart rhythm and sometimes death?
- She said her client suffered from a mood disorder and had mistakenly overdosed on her prescribed medication.
- Two weeks later, she commits suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets.
- In the early 1970s she overdosed on pills and was referred to a psychiatric hospital.
- Her problems escalated and she started overdosing on her anti-depressant tablets.
- The event focused on a woman hospitalized after overdosing on tranquilizers and alcohol.
- On April 21, another man also attempted to overdose on tablets.
- A former roommate of the woman also said that she had tried to commit suicide at school twice in the past year by overdosing on sleeping pills.
- Sharing this information reduces the risk that you'll accidentally overdose on pain medication or experience a dangerous drug interaction.
- Girls think about and attempt suicide about twice as often as boys, and girls tend to attempt suicide by overdosing on drugs or cutting themselves.
- In other words, his body was not that of a child and therefore he was not overdosing on the drug.
- She'd accidentally overdosed before, and there was someone there to take care of her.
- It says there are a significant number of cases involving people misreading instructions, and accidents involving children overdosing on prescription drugs.
- Things became so bad that I had to be checked into a hospital for overdosing on cocaine.
- She died, virtually penniless, in 1965 after overdosing on alcohol and barbiturates.
- Last week, the couple's 14-year-old daughter was rushed to hospital after trying to commit suicide by overdosing on headache pills.
1. 1.1with object Give an overdose to.
  I think he had a quack doctor who overdosed him
  Example sentencesExamples
  From Sunday up to Tuesday, I was always sleeping at two in the morning, overdosing myself with caffeine just to keep myself going.
  I'm worried that you might be overdosing yourself with antihistamines and thus instead of relieving the problem, you are contributing to it.
  The levels in the older girl could have been potentially fatal and Wells had got it wrong and overdosed the girl.
  I have overdosed myself six or seven times and the paramedics have always brought me round.
  Fluoride Free Water said the report was never made public and parents who were using tap water to make up infant formula feed were overdosing their children with fluoride.
  ‘Every group overdosed the patient,’ Oriol said.
  But parents should be mindful not to overdose their child as this results in more serious and irreversible conditions.
  I think you guys may have overdosed him in whatever pain killers he's on at the moment.

Derivatives

overdosage

noun əʊvəˈdəʊsɪdʒ

It is well documented that hepatotoxicity in children has not been associated with acute overdosages below 150 mg per kg.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the case of overdosage, milk or antacids should be given to bind alendronate.
- Heroin overdosage commonly occurs when higher potency heroin is used or when the heroin is mixed with other opioids, such as fentanyl.
- A single drug is chosen and levels are monitored to assure adequate absorption and to avoid overdosage.
- Fever and delirium in serious anticholinergic overdosage may progress to coma and, finally, to cardiac and respiratory depression.

Definition of overdose in US English:

overdose

nounˈoʊvərˌdoʊs

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.
I took an overdose of sleeping pills and ended up in the hospital
Example sentencesExamples
- Combining the two could have led to a dangerous overdose.
- It has many side effects, and an overdose can cause a dangerous slowness in breathing before victims fall into a coma.
- The potential for a fatal overdose is significantly lower with SSRIs than with tricyclic antidepressants.
- He was found dead of an accidental drug overdose.
- Two months later, the star was found dead of an apparent sleeping pill overdose.
- List the antidote needed if an accidental ingestion or overdose occurred.
- Antimalarials must be dosed carefully and kept in childproof containers because overdoses may be fatal in children.
- She had swallowed an overdose of her antidepressants and then called an ambulance.
- Although safe in normal doses, an overdose of some tricyclic antidepressants can dangerously affect the heart rhythm.
- These include normal doses of anaesthetic agents, overdoses of sedative drugs or alcohol, and a generalized epileptic seizure.
- When it reaches this stage, acetaminophen overdose is often fatal.
- A month later she was found dead, supposedly from an overdose of sleeping pills.
- During the summer, her depression worsened and she took a potentially fatal overdose.
- Toxicology suggests that fatal overdoses usually involve combinations of drugs, often at therapeutic doses.
- And nothing will cut down on a singer-songwriter's productivity like a fatal heroin overdose.
- Fatal overdoses in addicted patients often involve the combination of benzodiazepines and alcohol, with or without opiates.
- Though I do have some vitamin C on hand, I've never heard of an overdose being fatal!
- Later, after a lithium overdose, Renee's mind becomes more severely damaged.
- Her parents are convinced that she did not administer the overdose herself.
- The main problems that you see would be similar to what you'd see in a heroin overdose.
Synonyms
excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, glut, avalanche, deluge

verbˈoʊvərˌdoʊs

[no object]

1Take an overdose of a drug.
he was admitted to the hospital after overdosing on cocaine
Example sentencesExamples
- The event focused on a woman hospitalized after overdosing on tranquilizers and alcohol.
- It says there are a significant number of cases involving people misreading instructions, and accidents involving children overdosing on prescription drugs.
- She'd accidentally overdosed before, and there was someone there to take care of her.
- Why in heaven's name would they risk their lives by overdosing on a medication that can cause irregular heart rhythm and sometimes death?
- Her problems escalated and she started overdosing on her anti-depressant tablets.
- On April 21, another man also attempted to overdose on tablets.
- She said her client suffered from a mood disorder and had mistakenly overdosed on her prescribed medication.
- He'd killed himself with overdosing on drugs, I supposed.
- Suppose he has the chance to kill himself by a non-preferred method - say, overdosing on pills.
- Linda said she tried to take her own life on several occasions by overdosing on tablets.
- Girls think about and attempt suicide about twice as often as boys, and girls tend to attempt suicide by overdosing on drugs or cutting themselves.
- Last week, the couple's 14-year-old daughter was rushed to hospital after trying to commit suicide by overdosing on headache pills.
- Two weeks later, she commits suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets.
- In other words, his body was not that of a child and therefore he was not overdosing on the drug.
- She died, virtually penniless, in 1965 after overdosing on alcohol and barbiturates.
- A former roommate of the woman also said that she had tried to commit suicide at school twice in the past year by overdosing on sleeping pills.
- In the early 1970s she overdosed on pills and was referred to a psychiatric hospital.
- Her most common suicide attempt method was by overdosing on her medications.
- Things became so bad that I had to be checked into a hospital for overdosing on cocaine.
- Sharing this information reduces the risk that you'll accidentally overdose on pain medication or experience a dangerous drug interaction.
1. 1.1with object Give an overdose to.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Fluoride Free Water said the report was never made public and parents who were using tap water to make up infant formula feed were overdosing their children with fluoride.
  ‘Every group overdosed the patient,’ Oriol said.
  I have overdosed myself six or seven times and the paramedics have always brought me round.
  But parents should be mindful not to overdose their child as this results in more serious and irreversible conditions.
  From Sunday up to Tuesday, I was always sleeping at two in the morning, overdosing myself with caffeine just to keep myself going.
  I think you guys may have overdosed him in whatever pain killers he's on at the moment.
  I'm worried that you might be overdosing yourself with antihistamines and thus instead of relieving the problem, you are contributing to it.
  The levels in the older girl could have been potentially fatal and Wells had got it wrong and overdosed the girl.

单词	overdose
释义	Definition of overdose in English: overdose noun ˈəʊvədəʊsˈoʊvərˌdoʊs An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. a fatal overdose of painkillers I took an overdose of sleeping pills and ended up in hospital Example sentencesExamples Her parents are convinced that she did not administer the overdose herself. Although safe in normal doses, an overdose of some tricyclic antidepressants can dangerously affect the heart rhythm. The potential for a fatal overdose is significantly lower with SSRIs than with tricyclic antidepressants. These include normal doses of anaesthetic agents, overdoses of sedative drugs or alcohol, and a generalized epileptic seizure. He was found dead of an accidental drug overdose. Combining the two could have led to a dangerous overdose. When it reaches this stage, acetaminophen overdose is often fatal. During the summer, her depression worsened and she took a potentially fatal overdose. Though I do have some vitamin C on hand, I've never heard of an overdose being fatal! Later, after a lithium overdose, Renee's mind becomes more severely damaged. She had swallowed an overdose of her antidepressants and then called an ambulance. The main problems that you see would be similar to what you'd see in a heroin overdose. A month later she was found dead, supposedly from an overdose of sleeping pills. Toxicology suggests that fatal overdoses usually involve combinations of drugs, often at therapeutic doses. Two months later, the star was found dead of an apparent sleeping pill overdose. It has many side effects, and an overdose can cause a dangerous slowness in breathing before victims fall into a coma. Fatal overdoses in addicted patients often involve the combination of benzodiazepines and alcohol, with or without opiates. And nothing will cut down on a singer-songwriter's productivity like a fatal heroin overdose. Antimalarials must be dosed carefully and kept in childproof containers because overdoses may be fatal in children. List the antidote needed if an accidental ingestion or overdose occurred. Synonyms excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, glut, avalanche, deluge verb ˈəʊvədəʊsˈoʊvərˌdoʊs [no object] 1Take an overdose of a drug. he was admitted to hospital after overdosing on cocaine Example sentencesExamples He'd killed himself with overdosing on drugs, I supposed. Linda said she tried to take her own life on several occasions by overdosing on tablets. Her most common suicide attempt method was by overdosing on her medications. Suppose he has the chance to kill himself by a non-preferred method - say, overdosing on pills. Why in heaven's name would they risk their lives by overdosing on a medication that can cause irregular heart rhythm and sometimes death? She said her client suffered from a mood disorder and had mistakenly overdosed on her prescribed medication. Two weeks later, she commits suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets. In the early 1970s she overdosed on pills and was referred to a psychiatric hospital. Her problems escalated and she started overdosing on her anti-depressant tablets. The event focused on a woman hospitalized after overdosing on tranquilizers and alcohol. On April 21, another man also attempted to overdose on tablets. A former roommate of the woman also said that she had tried to commit suicide at school twice in the past year by overdosing on sleeping pills. Sharing this information reduces the risk that you'll accidentally overdose on pain medication or experience a dangerous drug interaction. Girls think about and attempt suicide about twice as often as boys, and girls tend to attempt suicide by overdosing on drugs or cutting themselves. In other words, his body was not that of a child and therefore he was not overdosing on the drug. She'd accidentally overdosed before, and there was someone there to take care of her. It says there are a significant number of cases involving people misreading instructions, and accidents involving children overdosing on prescription drugs. Things became so bad that I had to be checked into a hospital for overdosing on cocaine. She died, virtually penniless, in 1965 after overdosing on alcohol and barbiturates. Last week, the couple's 14-year-old daughter was rushed to hospital after trying to commit suicide by overdosing on headache pills. 1.1with object Give an overdose to. I think he had a quack doctor who overdosed him Example sentencesExamples From Sunday up to Tuesday, I was always sleeping at two in the morning, overdosing myself with caffeine just to keep myself going. I'm worried that you might be overdosing yourself with antihistamines and thus instead of relieving the problem, you are contributing to it. The levels in the older girl could have been potentially fatal and Wells had got it wrong and overdosed the girl. I have overdosed myself six or seven times and the paramedics have always brought me round. Fluoride Free Water said the report was never made public and parents who were using tap water to make up infant formula feed were overdosing their children with fluoride. ‘Every group overdosed the patient,’ Oriol said. But parents should be mindful not to overdose their child as this results in more serious and irreversible conditions. I think you guys may have overdosed him in whatever pain killers he's on at the moment. Derivatives overdosage noun əʊvəˈdəʊsɪdʒ It is well documented that hepatotoxicity in children has not been associated with acute overdosages below 150 mg per kg. Example sentencesExamples In the case of overdosage, milk or antacids should be given to bind alendronate. Heroin overdosage commonly occurs when higher potency heroin is used or when the heroin is mixed with other opioids, such as fentanyl. A single drug is chosen and levels are monitored to assure adequate absorption and to avoid overdosage. Fever and delirium in serious anticholinergic overdosage may progress to coma and, finally, to cardiac and respiratory depression. Definition of overdose in US English: overdose nounˈoʊvərˌdoʊs An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug. I took an overdose of sleeping pills and ended up in the hospital Example sentencesExamples Combining the two could have led to a dangerous overdose. It has many side effects, and an overdose can cause a dangerous slowness in breathing before victims fall into a coma. The potential for a fatal overdose is significantly lower with SSRIs than with tricyclic antidepressants. He was found dead of an accidental drug overdose. Two months later, the star was found dead of an apparent sleeping pill overdose. List the antidote needed if an accidental ingestion or overdose occurred. Antimalarials must be dosed carefully and kept in childproof containers because overdoses may be fatal in children. She had swallowed an overdose of her antidepressants and then called an ambulance. Although safe in normal doses, an overdose of some tricyclic antidepressants can dangerously affect the heart rhythm. These include normal doses of anaesthetic agents, overdoses of sedative drugs or alcohol, and a generalized epileptic seizure. When it reaches this stage, acetaminophen overdose is often fatal. A month later she was found dead, supposedly from an overdose of sleeping pills. During the summer, her depression worsened and she took a potentially fatal overdose. Toxicology suggests that fatal overdoses usually involve combinations of drugs, often at therapeutic doses. And nothing will cut down on a singer-songwriter's productivity like a fatal heroin overdose. Fatal overdoses in addicted patients often involve the combination of benzodiazepines and alcohol, with or without opiates. Though I do have some vitamin C on hand, I've never heard of an overdose being fatal! Later, after a lithium overdose, Renee's mind becomes more severely damaged. Her parents are convinced that she did not administer the overdose herself. The main problems that you see would be similar to what you'd see in a heroin overdose. Synonyms excess, surplus, abundance, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, glut, avalanche, deluge verbˈoʊvərˌdoʊs [no object] 1Take an overdose of a drug. he was admitted to the hospital after overdosing on cocaine Example sentencesExamples The event focused on a woman hospitalized after overdosing on tranquilizers and alcohol. It says there are a significant number of cases involving people misreading instructions, and accidents involving children overdosing on prescription drugs. She'd accidentally overdosed before, and there was someone there to take care of her. Why in heaven's name would they risk their lives by overdosing on a medication that can cause irregular heart rhythm and sometimes death? Her problems escalated and she started overdosing on her anti-depressant tablets. On April 21, another man also attempted to overdose on tablets. She said her client suffered from a mood disorder and had mistakenly overdosed on her prescribed medication. He'd killed himself with overdosing on drugs, I supposed. Suppose he has the chance to kill himself by a non-preferred method - say, overdosing on pills. Linda said she tried to take her own life on several occasions by overdosing on tablets. Girls think about and attempt suicide about twice as often as boys, and girls tend to attempt suicide by overdosing on drugs or cutting themselves. Last week, the couple's 14-year-old daughter was rushed to hospital after trying to commit suicide by overdosing on headache pills. Two weeks later, she commits suicide by overdosing on sleeping tablets. In other words, his body was not that of a child and therefore he was not overdosing on the drug. She died, virtually penniless, in 1965 after overdosing on alcohol and barbiturates. A former roommate of the woman also said that she had tried to commit suicide at school twice in the past year by overdosing on sleeping pills. In the early 1970s she overdosed on pills and was referred to a psychiatric hospital. Her most common suicide attempt method was by overdosing on her medications. Things became so bad that I had to be checked into a hospital for overdosing on cocaine. Sharing this information reduces the risk that you'll accidentally overdose on pain medication or experience a dangerous drug interaction. 1.1with object Give an overdose to. Example sentencesExamples Fluoride Free Water said the report was never made public and parents who were using tap water to make up infant formula feed were overdosing their children with fluoride. ‘Every group overdosed the patient,’ Oriol said. I have overdosed myself six or seven times and the paramedics have always brought me round. But parents should be mindful not to overdose their child as this results in more serious and irreversible conditions. From Sunday up to Tuesday, I was always sleeping at two in the morning, overdosing myself with caffeine just to keep myself going. I think you guys may have overdosed him in whatever pain killers he's on at the moment. I'm worried that you might be overdosing yourself with antihistamines and thus instead of relieving the problem, you are contributing to it. The levels in the older girl could have been potentially fatal and Wells had got it wrong and overdosed the girl.
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