overwork | ||
1. | [ verb ] use too much | |
Examples: | "This play has been overworked" |
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Related terms: | work | |
2. | [ verb ] work excessively hard | |
Synonyms: | exploit | |
Examples: | "he is exploiting the students" |
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Related terms: | work overdrive exploitation | |
3. | [ noun ] (work) the act working too much or too long | |
Synonyms: | overworking | |
Examples: | "he became ill from overwork" |
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Related terms: | labor | |
Similar spelling: |
overworking overweary overarm overarch |