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overwork

over·work

UK/ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk/ US/ˈoʊvɚˌwɝk/ rare
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

use too much

  • “This play has been overworked”
2.

work excessively hard

  • “he is exploiting the students”
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noun

1.

the act working too much or too long

  • “he became ill from overwork”
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Origin

From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).

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