different between overdose vs obstruction

English

Etymology 1

From over- +? dose.

Noun

overdose (plural overdoses)

1. An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

Translations

Etymology 2

From over- +? dose.

Verb

overdose (third-person singular simple present overdoses, present participle overdosing, simple past and past participle overdosed)

1. (transitive) To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
2. (intransitive) To dose excessively, to take an overdose.

   Be careful not to overdose on those pills.

   She overdosed on cocaine.

3. (intransitive, figuratively) To indulge in something excessively.

Derived terms

• OD
• overdoser

Related terms

• overdosage

Translations

Anagrams

• does over, overdoes

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?.v??.doz/

Noun

overdose f (plural overdoses)

1. (medicine) overdose

   Synonym: surdose

Further reading

• “overdose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose f (invariable)

1. (medicine) overdose

Anagrams

• doverose

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose m (definite singular overdosen, indefinite plural overdoser, definite plural overdosene)

1. an overdose

References

• “overdose” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Noun

overdose m (definite singular overdosen, indefinite plural overdosar, definite plural overdosane)

1. an overdose

References

• “overdose” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English overdose.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?zi, -?z?

Noun

overdose f (plural overdoses)

1. overdose (excessive and dangerous dose of a drug)

   Synonyms: superdose, sobredose

Verb

overdose

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of overdosar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of overdosar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of overdosar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of overdosar

English

Etymology

From Latin obstructio (“hindrance”), from obstruo (“build against, block, stop”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?b?st??k.??n/

Noun

obstruction (countable and uncountable, plural obstructions)

1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
2. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally

   Synonyms: obstacle, impediment, hindrance

3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

Synonyms

• block
• hindrance
• impedance
• roadblock
• stop
• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Derived terms

• deobstruction

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin obstr?cti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.st?yk.sj??/

Noun

obstruction f (plural obstructions)

1. block (something that prevents passing)
2. obstruction

Further reading

• “obstruction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

obstruction (plural obstructiones)

1. obstruction