What's the difference between overdone and overdose?

Overdone


Definition:

  • (p. p.) of Overdo

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He suggests that some colours are overdone by the super AMOLED screen; but at least it catches the eye.
  • (2) It turned out to be the worst, as it did for Troyano, whose tarts were also overdone and left Hollywood momentarily lost for words.
  • (3) Analysts at ANZ bank said: “Crude oil prices declined on concerns that the recent rally is overdone amid a continuing supply glut.
  • (4) But he said concern about the slowdown in China should not be overdone, since it was still contributing solidly to global growth.
  • (5) The jump in revenue added weight to recent comments from Jack Ma , Alibaba’s founder and chairman, that concerns about slowing consumption in China were overdone.
  • (6) But some analysts have started to argued the share sell-off is overdone.
  • (7) He added that fears over the impact of a slowing global economy and bouts of financial volatility are overdone.
  • (8) Some argue that the recent concern about the state of the sector is overdone.
  • (9) There is not the excessive leverage in the financial system that there was last time.” Fears about China are also overdone, say others, including Steve Schwarzman, billionaire boss of the private equity firm Blackstone Group.
  • (10) It’s a solid strategy, but they might have overdone it this time around.
  • (11) He has an excellent hospital attachment, which unfortunately is overdone.
  • (12) This is potentially a knotty problem, but a few points seem to suggest that Wales's concerns are overdone.
  • (13) Elsewhere, the Hollywood Reporter opined that "cringe-worthy comedy is so overdone at this point that even people like Merchant, who can milk it like almost no one else, can't make it entertaining anymore.
  • (14) Although it is clear that no yield is possible without any expense, the use of farming aids is often overdone as is shown at the example of nitrogen fertilisers which can increase the nitrate content of some foods and of drinking water.
  • (15) Meanwhile, fears that the recovery is unhealthily dependent on another housing market bubble look overdone.
  • (16) However, we think that concerns about a sharp global slowdown are somewhat overdone – indeed we think global growth will accelerate this year.
  • (17) Apple's shares dipped below $500 on Monday as Wall Street took fright over reports that it had cut orders for parts from screen suppliers for its iPhone 5 – but others said the reaction was overdone.
  • (18) With masterful understatement, he noted the nervousness about Italy's inconclusive election results but said it should not be overdone.
  • (19) The other force looks overdone as inflation is yesterday's problem."
  • (20) He also believed worries about Greece and China were overdone.

Overdose


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
  • (n.) Too great a dose; an excessive dose.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) There were two spontaneous abortions, both in the first trimester, which occurred two weeks after the overdose which may be related to the paracetamol.
  • (2) Toxicity has been reported in the fetus of a woman ingesting a huge overdose of digitoxin; the same result would be anticipated with digoxin poisoning.
  • (3) The level of prescribing of opioid painkillers – Percocet in Geni’s case – has soared, and with it the incidence of addiction, and addiction’s grim best friend: fatal overdoses.
  • (4) In another patient, there were symptoms of drug overdose when the contents of the balloon spilled into the intestinal tract.
  • (5) Rates of past-year heroin abuse or dependence and heroin-related overdose deaths in the United States, 2002–2013.
  • (6) Two cases of death involving methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) are reported; one case is a fatal acute overdose and the other is a drug-related death.
  • (7) Most people choose a method for suicide and repeatedly use the same method (physical versus overdose).
  • (8) In a two-month period, three patients were admitted to a general hospital because of acetaminophen overdose, suggesting that this problem may occur more commonly than expected.
  • (9) The clinical efficacy of haemoperfusion in AT overdose despite the high volume of distribution of AT deserves further investigation.
  • (10) The prompt treatment by IV furosemide may be beneficial in the management of massive digitalis overdose.
  • (11) Although specific recommendations for calcium dosing in the overdose situation have not been rigorously studied, maintenance of a normal serum ionized calcium concentration is suggested.
  • (12) Massive LSD overdose in humans is life-threatening and produces striking and distinctive manifestations.
  • (13) Furthermore, the persistence of glucagon's cardiovascular actions following beta-adrenergic blockade indicates the potential clinical utility of glucagon in reversing the adverse effects of beta-blocker overdoses, and its potential usefulness in treating circulatory shock in "beta-blocked" patients.
  • (14) On the home front in the US, the war on drugs is unable to prevent record numbers of overdoses and declining life expectancies.
  • (15) We analyzed trends in prescribing and overdose deaths related to propoxyphene (e.g., Darvon) before and after a 1978-80 informational campaign carried out by the US Food and Drug Administration and the drug's manufacturer through mailed warnings, face-to-face education of prescribers, press releases, and labeling changes.
  • (16) During the past 10 years, a number of serious poisonings have been attributed to verapamil overdose.
  • (17) Overdose patients had significantly higher stable and global attributions for negative events than controls, but were no different in attribution for positive events.
  • (18) The purpose of this study was to isolate significant clinical or demographic findings concerning overdose patients treated during a China White (3-methyl fentanyl) epidemic and compare them with data for all unintentional narcotic overdose patients during a 24-month period.
  • (19) The reasons behind these rises in fatal overdoses are unclear, but a number of factors may be involved, including: increased heroin availability, higher purity, ageing users and changing consumption patterns, including the use of synthetic opioids and medicines.
  • (20) However, as the overdoses occurred at weeks 26 and 28 respectively, long after the structural development of these organs, the malformations could not have been caused by the paracetamol.

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