Overwork - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrk|  American pronunciation of the word overwork
Brit.  |əʊvəˈwɜːk|  British pronunciation of the word overwork

noun

- the act of working too much or too long
he became ill from overwork

verb

- use too much
This play has been overworked
- work excessively hard (syn: exploit)

Extra examples

The whole crew seemed exhausted, probably from overworking.

The captain routinely overworked the crew.

He overworks the melody in the song.

If you overwork the dough, the bread will be tough.

You've been overworking - why don't you take a week off?

Have they been overworking you again?

Don't overwork yourself on that new job.

This play has been overworked

Her illness was induced by overwork.

His spirits are sagging from overwork.

Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork.

...overwork tends to make him raspy...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: overwork
he/she/it: overworks
present participle: overworking
past tense: overworked
past participle: overworked
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