overworking

Meaning of overworking

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.
    employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost
    his bodyguards claim they've been overworked and underpaid for years
  2. make excessive use of.
    we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones
    she had been overworking her muscles during training

Information about overworking

  • It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of overworking

over-work-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 11 chars.
  • overworking is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

overworking synonyms

Meaning overwork:

overwork

Meaning make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource):

exploit

Meaning make heavy demands on (someone's powers or resources):

tax

Meaning require to pay too much tax:

overtax, overtaxed

Meaning exude sweat:

sweat

Meaning load (someone) with too many things to carry:

overburden, overburdened

Meaning keep (someone) in subjection and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority:

oppress

Meaning experiencing mental or emotional strain or tension:

stressed

Meaning showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness:

strained

Meaning loaded with too great a burden or cargo:

overloaded

Meaning very tired:

exhausted

Meaning cause (someone) to feel exhausted:

fatigued

Words that rhyme with overworking

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