The meaning of Overworked

Overworked – definition

adjective
(of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength.
Usage examples:
Overworked nurses do not have time to adequately prepare patients for discharge
adjective
Used to excess.
Usage examples:
The strain of overworked muscles

verb
Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
Usage examples:
Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost
Synonims:
Exploit Drive (too hard)Drive into the ground Tax Overtax Sweat Overburden Put upon Impose on Oppress Be a slave driver Be a hard taskmaster Stressed Under stress Stressed out Stress-ridden
verb
Make excessive use of.
Usage examples:
We aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones

adjective
Having to work too much
Usage examples:
An overworked civil servant, i'm overworked and underpaid., the article was full of overworked expr…

Overworked translation into English

Overworked: translate from English into Chinese

劳累过度, 瘁

Overworked: translate from English into Dutch

Overwerkt

Overworked: translate from English into French

Surmené, Fatigué

Overworked: translate from English into German

Überarbeitet

Overworked: translate from English into Hindi

अधिक काम करना

Overworked: translate from English into Italian

Sovraccarico di lavoro

Overworked: translate from English into Korean

과로

Overworked: translate from English into Russian

Переутомленный

Overworked: translate from English into Spanish

Con exceso de trabajo

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Overworked – similar words

overworks

verb
Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
Usage examples:
Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost

noun
Excessive work.
Usage examples:
His health broke down under the strain of overwork

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overworking

ˌəʊ.vəˈwɜːk

verb
Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
Usage examples:
Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost

noun
Excessive work.
Usage examples:
His health broke down under the strain of overwork

verb
Present participle of overwork
Usage examples:
You look exhausted - i hope they're not overworking you.

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overwork

verb
Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
Usage examples:
Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost

noun
Excessive work.
Usage examples:
His health broke down under the strain of overwork

verb
To work or make a person or animal work too hard or too long
Usage examples:
[ t ] she overworks her staff., her headaches are likely caused by overwork., i feel overworked and…

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Overworked synonims

exploit

verb
Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
Usage examples:
500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology

noun
A bold or daring feat.
Usage examples:
Despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value

noun
A brave, interesting, or unusual act
Usage examples:
Daredevil exploits, he is not content to limit himself to his exploits on the basketball court., th…

All meanings and translations of Exploit

oppress

verb
Keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
Usage examples:
A system which oppressed working people

verb
To govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom
Usage examples:
In his speech he spoke against those who continue to oppress the poor., he's feeling oppressed by t…

All meanings and translations of Oppress

overburden

verb
Load (someone) with too many things to carry.
Usage examples:
They were overburdened with luggage

noun
Rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature.
Usage examples:
The kaolin is mined by removing the overburden and digging a pit

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overtax

verb
Require to pay too much tax.
Usage examples:
The uk is not overtaxed compared to other countries

verb
To demand too much tax from someone or to put too much tax on goods
Usage examples:
"we overtax the poor," the senator claimed., food and clothing should not be overtaxed., filling so…

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stressed

adjective
Experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension.
Usage examples:
Stressed workers reported smoking more

verb
Give particular emphasis or importance to (a point, statement, or idea) made in speech or writing.
Usage examples:
They stressed the need for reform

adjective
Worried and unhappy because you have too much work or too many problems to deal with
Usage examples:
Stressed (out) workers/business people/commuters, be/get/feel stressed (out) a quarter of workers i…

All meanings and translations of Stressed

sweat

noun
Moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, typically in profuse quantities as a reaction to heat, physical exertion, fever, or fear.
Usage examples:
Beads of sweat broke out on her brow

verb
Another term for sweatsuit or sweatpants.

verb
To excrete a salty, colorless liquid through the skin, esp. when you are hot or frightened
Usage examples:
He was sweating profusely., the soda cans sweat in this humidity., we have to sweat about money bec…

All meanings and translations of Sweat

tax

noun
A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits, or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions.
Usage examples:
Higher taxes will dampen consumer spending

verb
Impose a tax on (someone or something).
Usage examples:
The income will be taxed at the top rate

noun
(an amount of) money paid to the government, usually a percentage of personal income or of the cost of goods or services bought
Usage examples:
[ c ] income/sales/social security tax, [ c ] a property/gasoline tax, [ u ] the senator proposed a…

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