overexert

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ exert.

Verb

overexert (third-person singular simple present overexerts, present participle overexerting, simple past and past participle overexerted)

1. To exert (oneself) to an excessive degree.
   • 2017 November 16, Jo Ellison, “Help: the gym has turned us into slobs”, in Financial Times‎^[1]:

     “But the real trick”, he said, “is to make sure you don’t over-exert yourself in the first place.” The key to post-exercise chic is simply not to sweat. Of course, it’s the first rule of style. Never, ever overdo it.

Translations

exert oneself to an excessive degree

• Bulgarian: пренапрягам се (prenaprjagam se)
• German: sich überanstrengen
• Hungarian: túlerőltet (hu)
• Japanese: 無理する (murisuru)
• Swedish: överanstränga (sv)