overwork

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈwɜːrk/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to do too much work or make someone do too much work

Be careful not to overwork yourself studying for your exams.

noun
R

the state of doing too much work

She was taken to the hospital because of stress and overwork.

translation

v. to do too much work or make someone do too much work
n. the state of doing too much work

Word Forms

3rd Present overworks
Progressive overworking
Past overworked
Perfect overworked
Plural overworks