overwork
o·ver·work / ˈōvərˈwərk/ • v. [tr.] exhaust with too much work: executives who are overworked and worried | [as adj.] (overworked) tired, overworked, demoralized staff. ∎ [intr.] (of a person) work too hard: the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking. ∎ [usu. as adj.] (overworked) make excessive use of: the city's overworked sewer system. ∎ [usu. as adj.] (overworked) use (a word or idea) too much and so make it weaker in meaning or effect: “Breathtaking” is an overworked brochure cliché.• n. excessive work: his health broke down under the strain of overwork.
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