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Meanings of
overwork
in English
Catalan
treball excessiu
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The act of working too much or too long.
overworking
Catalan
treball excessiu
Spanish
explotar
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Work excessively hard.
exploit
Spanish
explotar
Usage of
overwork
in English
1
One day he suffered a slight stroke as a result of
overwork
.
2
All you can do is try to reduce stress and not
overwork
.
3
Fellow sufferers tend to
overwork
,
people-please, and experience toxic stress and depression.
4
Others died of starvation, disease or
overwork
in vast rural labour camps.
5
I am already half sick with confinement to the house and
overwork
.
6
Here am I on the verge of God knows what from
overwork
-
7
The kidneys do not thrive under
overwork
any more than other organs.
8
But they need not tell me it was
overwork
that killed him.
9
Her face was somewhat pale from
overwork
and want of fresh air.
10
He was worn out by
overwork
,
sickness, and the cares of office.
11
The patient should not
overwork
or expose himself to wet, damp weather.
12
To overdo at games and amusements is more harmful than to
overwork
.
13
But he was chiefly music-mad and undermined his health by his
overwork
.
14
I suppose it was bodily weakness, want of proper food, and
overwork
.
15
Wally was like a tonic to her during these days of
overwork
.
16
To keep rested we must not
overwork
our body inside or outside.
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overwork
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
die of overwork
overwork the dough
cause by overwork
suffer from overwork
link to overwork
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Translations for
overwork
Catalan
treball excessiu
Spanish
explotar
Overwork
through the time
Overwork
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common