overworkingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwəːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈwərkɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and working n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwork v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < overwork v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of overwork v.; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > overworking

overworking1593

society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > overworking > causing to

overworking1593

slave-driving1830

sweating1843

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > action or fact of causing > esp. through labour

over-labouring1578

overdriving1588

overworking1593

overtoiling1612

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > excessive use

overworking1593

overuse1612

overemployment1874

punishment1930

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 75 There is no workman, that regardeth or esteemeth his owne workmanship, after it is translated and transposed by others. Except thou quickly vndoest and with-drawest all thy ouer-working, he will..alter thee, deforme thee, translate thee.

1833 J. M. Campbell in Mem. (1877) I. iv. 107 As to the overworking of mind..I have been myself sensible of it.

1859 H. W. Longfellow Let. 29 Apr. (1972) IV. xiii. 133 Agassiz has got quite run down with over-working.

1930 F. W. Bateson in W. Congreve Wks. Introd. p. xxii Congreve's youth is only to be detected in a single particular: an overworking of the double entendre.

2003 Financial Times (Nexis) 8 Jan. 6 The teaching unions have threatened industrial action if the question of overworking is not tackled by the government.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overworkingadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈwəːkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈwərkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwork v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < overwork v. + -ing suffix².

That works too hard or too much.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome > toiling > excessively

overworking1833

1833 J. M. Campbell in Mem. (1877) I. iv. 107 The demand which dear Mr. Erskine's overworking mind makes on others.

1849 H. Crawford Time's Peerless Gem 36 The triumph of the over-working system.

1988 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. b4 The two adult actors,..Tate as the handsome, overworking father and..Armstrong as the unhappy wife, are a good match for their young colleagues.

1997 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 14 June 16 School pressure, overworking parents and little prospects of work are..likely causes for despair.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overworking
释义	overworkingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwəːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwərkɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and working n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwork v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < overwork v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of overwork v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > overworking overworking1593 society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > overworking > causing to overworking1593 slave-driving1830 sweating1843 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > action or fact of causing > esp. through labour over-labouring1578 overdriving1588 overworking1593 overtoiling1612 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [noun] > excessive use overworking1593 overuse1612 overemployment1874 punishment1930 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 75 There is no workman, that regardeth or esteemeth his owne workmanship, after it is translated and transposed by others. Except thou quickly vndoest and with-drawest all thy ouer-working, he will..alter thee, deforme thee, translate thee. 1833 J. M. Campbell in Mem. (1877) I. iv. 107 As to the overworking of mind..I have been myself sensible of it. 1859 H. W. Longfellow Let. 29 Apr. (1972) IV. xiii. 133 Agassiz has got quite run down with over-working. 1930 F. W. Bateson in W. Congreve Wks. Introd. p. xxii Congreve's youth is only to be detected in a single particular: an overworking of the double entendre. 2003 Financial Times (Nexis) 8 Jan. 6 The teaching unions have threatened industrial action if the question of overworking is not tackled by the government. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overworkingadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈwəːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈwərkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overwork v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < overwork v. + -ing suffix². That works too hard or too much. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [adjective] > laborious or toilsome > toiling > excessively overworking1833 1833 J. M. Campbell in Mem. (1877) I. iv. 107 The demand which dear Mr. Erskine's overworking mind makes on others. 1849 H. Crawford Time's Peerless Gem 36 The triumph of the over-working system. 1988 Washington Post (Nexis) 4 Nov. b4 The two adult actors,..Tate as the handsome, overworking father and..Armstrong as the unhappy wife, are a good match for their young colleagues. 1997 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 14 June 16 School pressure, overworking parents and little prospects of work are..likely causes for despair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1593adj.1833
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