overworked

English

Etymology

over- +‎ worked

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kt

Adjective

overworked (comparative more overworked, superlative most overworked)

1. Subjected to too much work.

   Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player.

   • 2013 October 19, “Preparing for success”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8858:

     Miss Suu Kyi’s overworked advisers […] argue that people have to be realistic about what can be achieved in a short time and on a slender budget.

2. Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal. (of a word, phrase, etc.)

   overworked, unaffecting cliches

Translations

subjected to too much work

• Czech: přepracovaný m
• Dutch: overwerkt (nl), overbelast (nl)
• Finnish: ylityöllistetty
• French: débordé (fr), surmené (fr)
• German: überarbeitet (de)
• Polish: przepracowany
• Swedish: överansträngd (sv), utarbetad (sv)

See also

• burnt out

Verb

overworked

1. simple past and past participle of overwork

Anagrams

• worked over