overdose
noun/ˈəʊvədəʊs/
/ˈəʊvərdəʊs/
- too much of a drug taken at one time, so that it is dangerous
- a drug/drugs overdose
- She took a massive overdose of sleeping pills.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- massive
- drug
- drugs
- …
- take
- die from
- die of
- …
- overdose of
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