overwork
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overwork¹
- /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/ UK
- /ˌoʊvɚˈwɝk/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k
Where it comes from
From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).
verb overworks · overworking · overworked · overwrought
- To make (someone or something) work too hard. to overwork a horse
- To work too hard.
- To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour. My days with toil are overwrought.
- To decorate all over.
overwork²
- /ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk/ UK
- /ˈoʊvɚˌwɝk/ Canada, US
Where it comes from
From Middle English overwerc, from Old English oferweorc, oferġeweorc (“an overwork, superstructure, tomb”), equivalent to over- + work.
noun
- A superstructure.
- Excessive work. Various disordered conditions consequent upon overwork, which are characteristic of modern civilisation.
Translations
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verb to work too hard
| Español | sobretrabajar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과로하다 gwarohada |
| 日本語 | 過労する karō suru |
| Deutsch | sich überarbeiten |
| Русский | перетружда́ться peretruždátʹsja, перетруди́ться peretrudítʹsja |
noun excessive work
| Español | sobretrabajo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 과로 gwaro |
| 日本語 | 過労 karō |
| 中文 | 過勞 /过劳 guòláo |
| Français | surmenage |
| Русский | перегру́зка peregrúzka, перенапряже́ние perenaprjažénije, переутомле́ние pereutomlénije |
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title = {overwork},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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