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overwork
[oh-ver-wurk, oh-ver-wurk]
verb (used with object)
to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively).
Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
to work up, stir up, or excite excessively.
to overwork a mob to the verge of frenzy.
to employ or elaborate to excess.
an appeal for sympathy that has been overworked by many speakers.
to work or decorate all over; decorate the surface of.
white limestone overworked with inscriptions.
verb (used without object)
to work too hard, too much, or too long; work to excess.
You look as though you've been overworking.
noun
work beyond one's strength or capacity.
extra or excessive work.
overwork
verb
(also intr) to work or cause to work too hard or too long
to use too much
to overwork an excuse
to decorate the surface of
to work up
noun
excessive or excessively tiring work
Other Word Forms
- overworked adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
During the conversations with community members, people talked about their financial anxieties, stress due to overwork and the loneliness of adapting to a new culture in a new country.
However, not all patients benefit, and even those who do may see their response diminish as their T cells become overworked.
The novel relates the partly autobiographical story of Charley Klein, who is raised in community housing in the Bronx, N.Y., in the 1930s by an overworked mother and a resentful, invalid father.
Air-traffic controllers have been overworked as a long-running shortage, which started before the pandemic and was exacerbated by it, has defied several efforts to recruit more people into the job.
The FAA said the cuts were necessary to maintain safety as air traffic controllers have been overworked during the shutdown.
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