Overdose

Sofia Cruz

Definition

Verb.

Taking too much of a substance, usually a drug, to the point that it becomes poisonous

From Merriam-Webster:

Noun.

Too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent)

also : a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)

Pronunciation

IPA: ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs 

Sample Sentences

"Too much of it would make a half-blood very feverish. An overdose would burn us up, literally." (Percy Jackson, p. 149)

"I took an overdose of sleeping pills and ended up in the hospital." - Oxford Languages

"I think I just overdosed on cheesecake!" - Cambridge Dictionary

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