overwork as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
- 2
overwork
noun
1 overwork
The act of working too much or too long:
— He became ill from overwork.
synonym: overworking.
verb
1 overwork
Use too much.
Roget 688:
be fatigued
etc.
adj.;
yawn
etc.
(get sleepy)
683;
droop,
sink,
flag;
lose breath,
lose wind;
gasp,
pant,
puff,
blow,
drop,
swoon,
faint,
succumb.
fatigue,
tire,
weary,
irk,
flag,
jade,
harass,
exhaust,
knock up,
wear out,
prostrate.
tax,
task,
strain;
overtask,
overwork,
overburden,
overtax,
overstrain.
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2 overwork
Work excessively hard.
synonym: exploit.
Dutch: nawerken, overwerken
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overworked
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