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[ verb oh-ver-wurk; noun oh-ver-wurk ] / verb ˌoʊ vərˈwɜrk; noun ˈoʊ vərˌwɜrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overwork ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nounwork beyond one's strength or capacity. extra or excessive work. Origin of overworkbefore 1000; Old English oferwyrcan.See over-, work Words nearby overworkoverwise, over with, overwithhold, overword, overwore, overwork, overworn, overwrite, overwrought, overzealous, Oveta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overworkBy then she had only three years to live, and was becoming frail from overwork. Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq|Clive Irving|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Chronic starvation, overwork, disease, and freezing temperatures were as effective as the bullet, only slower and crueler. Norman Manea Survived the Nazis and the Communists and Lived to Write About It|Costica Bradatan|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Dickens died young, at 58, worn out from overwork, from the sheer strain of being himself. Charles Dickens’s Unhappy Children|Michael Gorra|December 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST This poignancy of grief may be accounted for in part by the previous long-continued strain of overwork. The Hill|Horace Annesley Vachell
"You must not overwork at your editorial desk, my boy," he called jocosely from the distant threshold. Paul and the Printing Press|Sara Ware Bassett The first was of a woman, a poor being, sagging with overwork, a lamentable baby in her arms. The Spinner's Book of Fiction|Various He was told that the older man was "threatened with a complete nervous breakdown due to overwork." Rough-Hewn|Dorothy Canfield Adversity brings necessity for overwork, duties are manifold, and responsibilities are heavy. The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)|Various
British Dictionary definitions for overwork
verb (ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk) (mainly tr)(also intr) to work or cause to work too hard or too long to use too muchto overwork an excuse to decorate the surface of to work up noun (ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk)excessive or excessively tiring work Derived forms of overworkoverworked, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overworkexhaust, tire, weary, tax, labor, exploitation, strain, burden, burn out, wear out |