overdose

o-ver-dose · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

  2. 2.

    (noun, informal) An excessive amount of something.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To take an excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

Forms

plural: overdoses

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    OD — slang abbreviation for overdose
  • •
    overdose on something — to have too much of something

Related words

See also: dose, drug, medication, poison
Synonyms: od

Etymology

From English over ("excessively") + dose ("a measured amount of medicine"), from Greek dosis ("a giving").