Overwork

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: ō'vÉ™-wûkʹ, IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/
• US enPR: ō'vÉ™r-wûrkʹ, IPA: /ËŒoÊŠvɚˈwɝk/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k

over- + work verb

Full definition of overwork

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (someone) work too hard.to overwork a horse
2. (intransitive) To work too hard.
3. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
• LongfellowMy days with toil are overwrought.
4. To decorate all over.

Pronunciation

• UK enPR: ōʹvÉ™-wûk', IPA: /ˈəʊvəˌwɜːk/
• US enPR: ōʹvÉ™r-wûrk', IPA: /ˈoÊŠvɚˌwɝk/

over- + work noun

Noun

1. excessive work
• 1878, Phosphorus in functional disorders of the nervous system, induced by overwork and other influences incidental to modern lifeVarious disordered conditions consequent upon overwork, which are characteristic of modern civilisation.
• 1996, Wilkie Au, Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of IntegrationWhen it comes to overwork, denial looms large.
• 2003, Ernie J Zelinski, Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and OverworkedThe Japanese term for sudden death from overwork.

Anagrams

• work over