overdose
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "to die of a heroin overdose"
- "It works for a while, but when Spider-Man maneuvers him ouside the hospital room where Harry is recovering from his overdose, some part of the Goblin's brain that's still the loving father surfaces, drives him unconscious, and when next he wakes up, all memory of his being a super-villain is conveniently wiped clean."
- "Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in West Virginia, and the state leads the country in fatal drug overdoses. OxyContin—nicknamed “hillbilly heroin”—is king."
- "After 15, 30, 60 or 90 days, the animals (n = 5 per time point for each subgroup) were sacrificed via an overdose of ketamine and xylazine hydrochloride (Vetbrands Brazil Limited, Jacareí, SP), and the hemimaxillae were removed and fixed in 10% formalin solution (Fig 1 )."
- "Be careful not to overdose on those pills."
- "She overdosed on cocaine."
Etymology
From over- + dose.
Usage
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Derived Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
overdosage
o.d.