Definitions for overworkˌoʊ vərˈwɜrk; ˈoʊ vərˌwɜrk
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•workˌoʊ vərˈwɜrk; ˈoʊ vərˌwɜrk(v.; n.; v.t.)
to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long.
to excite excessively.
to use or elaborate to excess.
to decorate the surface of.
(v.i.)to work too hard, too much, or too long.
(n.)work beyond one's strength or capacity.
Origin of overwork:
1520–30
Princeton's WordNet
overwork, overworking(verb)
the act of working too much or too long
"he became ill from overwork"
overwork(verb)
use too much
"This play has been overworked"
overwork, exploit(verb)
work excessively hard
"he is exploiting the students"
Translations for overwork
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ekstra werk, te veel/swaar werkAfrikaans
- إرْهاقArabic
- преумораBulgarian
- excesso de trabalhoPortuguese (BR)
- nával práceCzech
- dieÜberarbeitungGerman
- overanstrengelseDanish
- υπερβολική εργασίαGreek
- trabajo excesivoSpanish
- ületöötamineEstonian
- کار بیش از حدFarsi
- liikarasitusFinnish
- surmenageFrench
- עֲבוֹדָה רַבָּה מִדַיHebrew
- अत्यधिक कार्य या परिश्रमHindi
- prekomjeran radCroatian
- túmunka; túlterhelés (munkával)Hungarian
- bekerja terlalu kerasIndonesian
- of mikil vinnaIcelandic
- eccesso di lavoroItalian
- 働き過ぎJapanese
- 지나치게 일하다Korean
- persidirbimasLithuanian
- pārstrādāties; pārpūlētiesLatvian
- kerja terlalu kuatMalay
- het te veel werkenDutch
- for hardt arbeid, overanstrengelseNorwegian
- przepracowaniePolish
- کار بیش از حدPersian
- له حده زيات كار كولPashto
- excesso de trabalhoPortuguese
- extenuareRomanian
- перегрузка, перенапряжениеRussian
- nával práce, príliš namáhavá prácaSlovak
- pretirano deloSlovenian
- prevelik radSerbian
- för mycket arbete, överansträngningSwedish
- ทำงานมากไปThai
- aşırı çalışmaTurkish
- 過度工作Chinese (Trad.)
- понаднормова праця; перевантаженняUkrainian
- بہت زيادہ محنت کرناUrdu
- sự làm việc quá sứcVietnamese
- 过度工作Chinese (Simp.)
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