over-use

verb (ˌəʊvəˈjuːz) (tr)

to use excessively

noun (ˌəʊvəˈjuːs)

excessive use

Nearby words

over-, over-the-air, over-the-counter, over-the-road, over-under, over-use, overabundance, overachieve, overact, overactive, overage

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Examples from the Web for over-use

But I never used “awesome,” which has been ruined by over-use, to the point where it now means nothing more than OK.
Richard Dawkins: How I Write|Noah Charney|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And the secret life of prayer will give a steadiness that will guard against the over-use of one's strength.
Quiet Talks on Service|S. D. Gordon
It is well to avoid discursiveness, over-use of parentheses, and positiveness of statement.
Talks on Talking|Grenville Kleiser
It is liable to traumatic affections from a fall on the shoulder, pressure, or over-use of the limb.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Over-use is not more productive of tissue-degeneration than disuse.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Some people suggest by the over-use of head tones that they depend altogether on what they know to achieve success.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins