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overlabour¹

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From over- + labour (noun).

noun overlabor

  1. uncountable Excessive labour. a disease which he had brought upon himself, by his over-labour at a Siege

overlabour²

  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈleɪbə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

From Middle English over-labouren, equivalent to over- + labour (verb).

verb overlabours · overlabouring · overlaboured · overlabor

  1. transitive To cause to labour excessively; to overwork. overlabor the employees
  2. transitive To labour upon excessively; to refine unduly. overlabor ornaments
  3. To belabour or emphasise excessively. overlabor the point

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@misc{overlabour_2026,
  title = {overlabour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overlabour},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}