overuse | ||
1. | [ verb ] make use of too often or too extensively | |
Synonyms: | overdrive | |
Related terms: | use overexploitation | |
2. | [ noun ] exploitation to the point of diminishing returns | |
Synonyms: | overutilization overutilisation overexploitation | |
Related terms: | exploitation | |
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oversea oversee oversew oversize overstep overseas overseer oversewn overside overshoe overspend oversleep oversized oversexed overstate overstress Overstreet overspread overgreedy overage Overson overstated overshot overcrop overstay overaged overgrow overeager overcrowd overcome overexert overshoot overreach overreact oversight overskirt overspill overstock overgrown overstuff |