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overdose.

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs//ˈəʊvɚˌdəʊs/Ireland/ˈʌo̞vɚˌdʌo̞s//ˈʌo̞vɐˌdʌo̞s/
  1. An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

    to die of a heroin overdose
Where this word comes from

From over- + dose.

verb/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdəʊs/
  1. To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.

    transitive
  2. To dose excessively, to take an overdose.

    intransitive
    Be careful not to overdose on those pills.
    She overdosed on cocaine.
  3. To indulge in something excessively.

    figuratively · intransitive
Where this word comes from

From over- + dose.

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