overmedicateとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

overmedicate (三人称単数 現在形 overmedicates, 現在分詞 overmedicating, 過去形および過去分詞形 overmedicated)

1. To medicate excessively
   • 2007 December 14, Joanne Kaufman, “Campaign on Childhood Mental Illness Succeeds at Being Provocative”, in New York Times^[1]:

     "I thought the people we'd be arguing with are the people who believe psychiatric illness doesn't exist" or those who believe children are being overmedicated, he said.

関連する語

• overdiagnose
• overprescribe
• overtreat