Overburdened (Adjective)
Meaning
Heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The teacher felt overburdened with the extra paperwork and syllabus updates.
- After their recent company merger, many employees were overburdened with new tasks and deadlines.
- Her elderly neighbor seemed overburdened with household chores and gardening work.
- The overburdened nurse barely had time for a lunch break amidst her hectic 12-hour shift.
- Lack of funding left the local social services with overburdened staff and long client waiting lists.