overexertion

[ oh-ver-ig-zur-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of working, exercising, or exerting oneself excessively:

   The Vermont Health Department is reminding people that overexertion when shoveling snow can lead to heart attacks.

2. the act of using or exercising something excessively:

   People took to the streets to protest systemic racism and the overexertion of power by the police.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overexertion¹

over- ( def ) + exertion ( def )

Example Sentences

Engle likes to keep her breaks short, which isn’t a problem, she says, if you haven’t been overexerting to begin with.

From Outside Online

But he had undergone a major arm operation last season—the sort that, it is feared, could recur with overexertion.

From The Daily Beast

Hard experience had taught him the dire results of exposure and overexertion.

From Project Gutenberg

Another feature of this Japanese work was the elimination of any strain or overexertion.

From Project Gutenberg

She had given two parlor-talks the day before, and was now paying the penalty of overexertion.

From Project Gutenberg

But the capture came to naught, for on the following day the calf died from overexertion and want of milk.

From Project Gutenberg

When caused by accident or overexertion the animal should be kept quiet.

From Project Gutenberg