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Meaning of "overwork" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERWORK

overwork  [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERWORK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overwork is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overwork in English.

WHAT DOES OVERWORK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Workaholic

A workaholic is a person who is addicted to work. While the term generally implies that the person enjoys their work; it can also imply that they simply feel compelled to do it. There is no generally accepted medical definition of such a condition, although some forms of stress, impulse control disorder, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder can be work-related. Workaholism is not the same as working hard.

Definition of overwork in the English dictionary

The first definition of overwork in the dictionary is to work or cause to work too hard or too long. Other definition of overwork is to use too much. Overwork is also to decorate the surface of.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERWORK

PRESENT

Present
I overwork
you overwork
he/she/it overworks
we overwork
you overwork
they overwork
Present continuous
I am overworking
you are overworking
he/she/it is overworking
we are overworking
you are overworking
they are overworking
Present perfect
I have overworked
you have overworked
he/she/it has overworked
we have overworked
you have overworked
they have overworked
Present perfect continuous
I have been overworking
you have been overworking
he/she/it has been overworking
we have been overworking
you have been overworking
they have been overworking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overworked
you overworked
he/she/it overworked
we overworked
you overworked
they overworked
Past continuous
I was overworking
you were overworking
he/she/it was overworking
we were overworking
you were overworking
they were overworking
Past perfect
I had overworked
you had overworked
he/she/it had overworked
we had overworked
you had overworked
they had overworked
Past perfect continuous
I had been overworking
you had been overworking
he/she/it had been overworking
we had been overworking
you had been overworking
they had been overworking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overwork
you will overwork
he/she/it will overwork
we will overwork
you will overwork
they will overwork
Future continuous
I will be overworking
you will be overworking
he/she/it will be overworking
we will be overworking
you will be overworking
they will be overworking
Future perfect
I will have overworked
you will have overworked
he/she/it will have overworked
we will have overworked
you will have overworked
they will have overworked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overworking
you will have been overworking
he/she/it will have been overworking
we will have been overworking
you will have been overworking
they will have been overworking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overwork
you would overwork
he/she/it would overwork
we would overwork
you would overwork
they would overwork
Conditional continuous
I would be overworking
you would be overworking
he/she/it would be overworking
we would be overworking
you would be overworking
they would be overworking
Conditional perfect
I would have overwork
you would have overwork
he/she/it would have overwork
we would have overwork
you would have overwork
they would have overwork
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overworking
you would have been overworking
he/she/it would have been overworking
we would have been overworking
you would have been overworking
they would have been overworking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overwork
we let´s overwork
you overwork
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overwork
Past participle
overworked
Present Participle
overworking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERWORK


artwork
ˈɑːtˌwɜːk
awork
əˈwɜːk
bodywork
ˈbɒdɪˌwɜːk
clockwork
ˈklɒkˌwɜːk
coursework
ˈkɔːsˌwɜːk
framework
ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk
homework
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk
housework
ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk
interwork
ˌɪntəˈwɜːk
inwork
ɪnˈwɜːk
network
ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
nonwork
ˌnɒnˈwɜːk
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəˌwɜːk
patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜːk
prework
priːˈwɜːk
rework
riːˈwɜːk
teamwork
ˈtiːmˌwɜːk
unwork
ʌnˈwɜːk
wickerwork
ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk
work
wɜːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERWORK

overwhelmed
overwhelming
overwhelmingly
overwide
overwily
overwind
overwing
overwinter
overwise
overwisely
overwithhold
overword
overworked
overwound
overwrest
overwrestle
overwrite
overwritten
overwrote
overwrought

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERWORK

at work
chequerwork
copperwork
counterwork
curled paperwork
hairwork
Hellerwork
lacquerwork
masterwork
neural network
out of work
plasterwork
pokerwork
rolled paperwork
spatterwork
spiderwork
timberwork
underwork
warwork
wonderwork

Synonyms and antonyms of overwork in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERWORK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «overwork» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of overwork

Translation of «overwork» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERWORK

Find out the translation of overwork to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overwork from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overwork» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工作过度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trabajar demasiado
570 millions of speakers

English

overwork
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिक काम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إرهاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переутомление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobrecarregar de trabalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অতিরিক্ত পরিশ্রম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se surmener
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich überarbeiten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

こき使う/働きすぎる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과로하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overwork
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự làm việc thêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதிக வேலைப்பளு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जादा काम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla çalışma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lavorare troppo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepracowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевтома
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

surmenaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερκόπωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorwerk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överansträngning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overarbeid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overwork

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWORK»

The term «overwork» is regularly used and occupies the 83.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of overwork
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «overwork».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWORK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overwork» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overwork» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overwork

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5 QUOTES WITH «OVERWORK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overwork.
1
Joko Beck
Underneath our nice, friendly facades there is great unease. If I were to scratch below the surface of anyone I would find fear, pain, and anxiety running amok. We all have ways to cover them up. We overeat, over-drink, overwork; we watch too much television.
2
Jeff Bridges
It can kind of screw up things if you're trying to overwork something.
3
Arlie Russell Hochschild
Each person's drive to overwork is unique, and doing too much numbs every workaholic's emotions differently. Sometimes overwork numbs depression, sometimes anger, sometimes envy, sometimes sexuality. Or the overworker runs herself ragged in a race for attention.
4
Charles Evans Hughes
I believe in work, hard work, and long hours of work. Men do not breakdown from overwork, but from worry and dissipation.
5
John Lubbock
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERWORK»

Discover the use of overwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork and Time Poverty in ...
The costs of this overwork are enormous, both personally and societally. This bracing collection of essays is both a wide-ranging analysis of the phenomenon and a blueprint for change.
John de Graaf, 2003
2
Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives
A hardhitting expose of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer.
Madeleine Bunting, 2005
3
Willing Slaves: How the Overwork Culture is Ruling Our Lives
A hard-hitting exposé of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer.
Madeleine Bunting, 2011
4
... Brain-Work and Overwork...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Horatio C Wood, 2011
5
On Overwork and Premature Mental Decay
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Charles Henry Routh, 2010
6
Gittinomics: Living the Good Life Without Money Stress, ...
For everyone who knows economics is important but doesn'treallyknow why,Gittinomicsis the indispensable, plain-speaking, entertaining and highly relevant guide to the economics of our everyday lives.
Ross Gittins, 2007
7
Work, Leisure and the Environment: The Vicious Circle of ...
This engaging volume will have widespread appeal amongst researchers and policymakers interested in the environment, consumerism and labour markets and will also be an invaluable reference tool for studies into leisure and work life balance ...
Tim J. C. Robinson, 2006
8
The Addictive Organization: Why We Overwork, Cover Up, Pick ...
Schaef and Fassel show how managers, workers, and organization members exhibit the classic symptoms of addiction: denying and avoiding problems, assuming that there is no other way of acting, and manipulating events to maintain the status ...
Anne Wilson Schaef, 2013
9
Client-centered Exercise Prescription
Stone, Keith, and colleagues (1991) observed two types of overtraining: monotonous program overtraining and chronic overwork overtraining. • Monotonous program overtraining demonstrates a loss or plateauing of performance attributable ...
John C. Griffin, 2006
10
Practical Counselling
Therefore, we argue that causes of overwork may be found in the following nature/nurture paradigm: 1. Overwork from obsessive/rompulsive neurosis; 2. Overwork as a defence mechanism; 3. Overwork as a product of social learning; 4.
Robert C. Ford, Kayode Alao, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERWORK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overwork is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Book review: 'Louisa Meets Bear' is about the journey, not the …
Many died of malnutrition and the abuse of overwork, despite recieving care after the camp was liberated by U.S. troops. Posted: Sunday, July ... «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
2
Why Working Less Can Make You More Productive
Still, the culture of overwork in America is alive and well. In fact, it's being fed by advances in technology, as more and more employees take ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
3
Don't forget to remember
I would jokingly tell my family and friends that the brain cells have burnt out, a classic case of overwork and stress. I have to jot down the things I ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»
4
The Sad Truth: We Shouldn't Need Hillary's Great Economic Proposal
Workmen, on the contrary, when they are liberally paid by the piece, are very apt to overwork themselves, and to ruin their health and ... «PoliticusUSA, Jul 15»
5
ADAMCZYK: Work, work, overwork
The rules have changed since I punched a time clock and did the same thing the same way every day, and the torrent of overwork I observe ... «Niagara Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Working too much can kill you!
Because it's 3am and I'm trying to meet my deadline – writing about the health implications of long working hours and overwork. Overwork so ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
7
Cabinet OK's outline of steps against death from overwork
The Yomiuri Shimbun The government on Friday decided on an outline of measures to prevent workers from dying from overwork and other ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
8
Japan's cabinet OK's outline of steps against death from overwork
TOKYO: The government on Friday approved initiatives aimed at preventing workers from dying from overwork and other job-related causes. «Astro Awani, Jul 15»
9
Stress, overwork and strained marriages – why are our church …
When I first became a church leader – 35 years ago – I already believed that it was the most valuable way I could spend my life. But within ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
10
Breda O'Brien: Why Pope Francis should take a holiday
There is a definite cultural bias in favour of overwork. It is not as bad as it is in Japan, where they even have a word for death from overwork ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»

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