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

Beimel uses motion capture to provide pitching feedback, and uses health technology that coincides with its athletes having to self-report daily to track overexertion and determine how best to use their bodies.

From Los Angeles Times

The coach said he has to kick Oronde Gadsden off the field after practices to keep the rookie tight end from overexertion.

From Los Angeles Times

But the flaws in “The Californians” reflect ambition and overexertion, not slackness.

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The leading cause of fatalities for farmworkers is transportation accidents, and the leading causes of nonfatal injuries are equipment, falling and tripping, and overexertion.

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I wish I could report that the Geffen Playhouse production lives up to its delirious premise, but this spinning top of a play makes itself dizzy from overexertion.

From Los Angeles Times