overwork

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 See also 1.4 External links 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

[edit] Verb

to overwork (third-person singular simple present overworks, present participle overworking, simple past and past participle overworked)

1. (transitive) To make someone work too hard.
2. (intransitive) To work too hard.

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[edit] Noun

overwork (uncountable)

1. excessive work
   • 1878, Phosphorus in functional disorders of the nervous system, induced by overwork and other influences incidental to modern life

     Various disordered conditions consequent upon overwork, which are characteristic of modern civilisation.

   • 1996, Wilkie Au, Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of Integration

     When it comes to overwork, denial looms large.

   • 2003, Ernie J Zelinski, Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked

     The Japanese term for sudden death from overwork.

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[edit] See also

• overtime

[edit] External links

• overwork in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• overwork in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ekoorrvw
• work over