Overwork (Verb)
Meaning 1
Work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She tends to overwork herself during peak seasons, which often leads to burnout and health issues.
- Avoid assigning too many tasks as it can cause the employees to overwork and decrease productivity in the long term.
- Her manager encourages her to overwork to meet targets, disregarding her well-being and personal life.
- Their working pattern forces the interns to overwork, as the payment does not justify the scope of the tasks assigned.
- If not regulated properly, the demanding expectations can cause new recruits to overwork excessively.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
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Meaning 2
Use too much; "This play has been overworked".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The idea has been overworked in too many recent films and has started to lose its original impact.
- The script suffered from poor pacing and a plot that had been overworked to the point of predictability.
- This play has been overworked to such an extent that it now lacks freshness and spontaneity.
- The once-novel concept has been overworked and rehashed in every imaginable variation.
- After being overworked and rehearsed countless times, the joke has lost its charm.