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   overwork

   /ˌəʊvəˈwəːk/

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength: "employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost" Similar exploitdrive (too hard)drive into the groundtaxovertaxsweatoverburdenput uponimpose onoppressbe a slave driverbe a hard taskmaster
   • ▪ work too hard: "the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking" Similar work too hardwork like a Trojan/horse/slavework/run oneself into the groundwear oneself to a shadowwork one's fingers to the bonedrive oneself into the groundsweatsweat bloodwork day and nightburn the candle at both endsburn the midnight oilovertax oneselfovertax one's strengthkill oneselfburn oneself outdo too muchoverdo itstrain oneselfoverburden oneselfoverload oneselfdrive/push oneself too hardinformal:knock oneself outwork one's tail offvulgar slang:work/sweat one's balls offOpposite be idle
   • 2. make excessive use of: "we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones"
   • ▪ use (a word, phrase, or idea) so often that it loses its effect: "we all overworked the phrase ‘gets it’ during the last administration"

   noun

   • 1. excessive work: "his health broke down under the strain of overwork"

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   What does overwork mean?

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   What does it mean to work too much?

   • 1. to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long. 2. to excite excessively. 3. to use or elaborate to excess. 4. to decorate the surface of. 5. to work too hard, too much, or too long. n. 6. work beyond one's strength or capacity.

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   Are nurses overworked?

   • The union says they are overworking us to the point where our health is affected. She had been overworking and needed a vacation. Nurses feel overworked and underpaid. Overworked employees are taking more sick days. Stress and overwork are blamed for high levels of absenteeism.

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     OVERWORK translate: troppo lavoro, (far) lavorare troppo,...

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   overwork: [verb] to cause to work too hard, too long, or to exhaustion.

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   Overwork definition: to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively). See examples of OVERWORK used in a sentence.

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   To overwork someone is to force them to work much too hard. Before working hours were regulated in the 1930s, it was more common for bosses to overwork their employees.

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   Overwork is working too hard or too long, or using something too much. Find synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and translations of overwork in this comprehensive online resource.