overexertionn.
/ˌəʊv(ə)rᵻɡˈzəːʃn/, /ˌəʊv(ə)rɛɡˈzəːʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊvərɪɡˈzərʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌoʊvərɛɡˈzərʃ(ə)n/ Excessive exertion; exertion beyond one's strength or capacity. Also: an instance of this.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > that which wearies or exhausts
stretch1791
overexertion1795
overwork1796
breather1802
trachle1823
winder1825
burster1851
the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > extreme or excessive
stressing1540
overreach1556
stress1570
straining1585
wrest1593
overstraining1623
strain1693
overstrain1694
overexertion1795
overtaxation1881
1795 J. Farington Diary 12 Mar. (1978) II. 314 At home all day, very indifferent from over exertions & cold.
1797 R. Tyler Algerine Captive II. xi. 80 Constant fatigue reduced me to a mere skeleton: while over exertion brought on an haemoptysis or expectoration of blood.
1825 E. Eden Lett. (1919) 93 It would be cheaper than if I really were to die from the over-exertion of writing eleven letters.
1837 Lett. from Madras (1843) 66 He fell a victim to over~exertion of mind and body.
1869 Harper's Mag. Feb. 392/2 The overexertion to which men are now stimulated in the rivalries of business.
1911 Rep. Labour & Social Conditions in Germany (Tariff Reform League) III. 146 Neither the men nor the women would ever knock themselves up through over-exertion.
1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 6 Mar. (Style section) m1 His malaise seemed to be more serious than a case of simple overexertion.
2001 N. Jones Rough Guide Trav. Health ii. 415 Rhus tox..helps stiffness the day after overexertion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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