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I didn't want to get back into the whole industry. I left overworked, overwhelmed, and not having any control over my life. I was bulimic and needed to heal.
Cheryl James

Meaning of "overworked" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERWORKED

overworked  [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERWORKED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overworked is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERWORKED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overworked in the English dictionary

The definition of overworked in the dictionary is obliged to work too long or too hard. Other definition of overworked is used so often that it no longer has much effect or meaning.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERWORKED


antiqued
ænˈtiːkt
beaked
biːkt
corked
kɔːkt
forked
fɔːkt
geeked
ɡiːkt
handworked
ˈhændˌwɜːkt
infarct
ɪnˈfɑːkt
leaked
ˈliːkt
marked
mɑːkt
narked
nɑːkt
parked
pɑːkt
peaked
piːkt
piqued
piːkt
postmarked
ˈpəʊstmɑːkt
stalked
stɔːkt
streaked
striːkt
unmarked
ʌnˈmɑːkt
unworked
ʌnˈwɜːkt
waymarked
ˈweɪˌmɑːkt
worked
wɜːkt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERWORKED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERWORKED

backed
biforked
blocked
checked
cracked
hand-picked
hooked
locked
naked
packed
pockmarked
shocked
smoked
tracked
twiforked
unforked
unlocked
unremarked
well-marked
wicked

Synonyms and antonyms of overworked in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OVERWORKED»

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

Translation of «overworked» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERWORKED

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

Translator English - Chinese

滥用的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agotado
570 millions of speakers

English

overworked
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overworked
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أكثر من طاقتهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перегружены
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desgastado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুল শ্রমসাধ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surmené
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerja keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übermäßig gebraucht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

使われすぎている
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

식상한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overworked
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm việc quá sức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவுக்கதிகமாக வேலைசெய்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जादा काम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çalıştırılıyordu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inflazionato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepracowany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перевантажені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

suprasolicitat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταπονημένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oorwerkte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överarbetad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

arbeidet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overworked

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWORKED»

The term «overworked» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.846 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERWORKED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overworked» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overworked» 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 overworked

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5 QUOTES WITH «OVERWORKED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word overworked.
1
Zaha Hadid
When you are overworked and exhausted, there is a sense of kind of delirium and that's why I think architects do all-nighters and they kind of do those deadlines. For four days I remember doing four nights in one row with no sleep. I mean nobody, unless you are crazy, would do that, but you are totally focused on the project.
2
Cheryl James
I didn't want to get back into the whole industry. I left overworked, overwhelmed, and not having any control over my life. I was bulimic and needed to heal.
3
Florence Griffith Joyner
I've always overworked in the weight room. I love working with weights. I knew they'd give me the strength I needed.
4
Terrell Owens
I feel like football players are overworked and underpaid compared to any other sports.
5
Anna Howard Shaw
Around me I saw women overworked and underpaid, doing men's work at half men's wages, not because their work was inferior, but because they were women.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERWORKED»

Discover the use of overworked in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overworked and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Overworked, Overwhelmed, and Underpaid: Simple Steps to Go ...
But they can fix it. AND YOU CAN FIX IT TOO. Every day financial planning expert Louis Barajas teaches CEOs and blue-collar workers alike how to make the most of their lives.
Louis Barajas, 2008
2
Overworked and Underlaid: A Seriously Funny Guide to Life
From the author of the bestselling Fat, Forty and Fired - a seriously funny book about life's big - and small - issues.
Nigel Marsh, 2009
3
Bite-sized Marketing: Realistic Solutions for the Overworked ...
Filled with contemporary marketing ideas, and structured to quickly impart simple and cost-effective ideas for marketing your library.
Nancy Dowd, Mary Evangeliste, Jonathan Silberman, 2010
4
That's Customer Focus!: The Overworked and Under-appreciated ...
This book contains over 200 pages of detailed explanations, real world examples, stories and case studies as well as exercises and worksheets which have been designed to help you achieve greater customer focus in your organization, company, ...
F. Ray Miller, Laura E. Miller, 2007
5
Stop Living Life Like an Emergency!: Rescue Strategies for ...
This book is for anyone who is caught in the fast lane of life, who feels overwhelmed and under the gun, but doesn't know how to live any differently.
Diane Sieg, 2002
6
Get Your Act Together: A 7-Day Get-Organized Program for the ...
The SLOB Sisters are back after the phenomenal success of Sidetracked Home Executives (750,000 paperback copies sold), with a new program for organizing your home and personal life.
Pam Young, 2010
7
Dangerously Sleepy: Overworked Americans and the Cult of ...
Dangerously Sleepy explores the fraught relations between overwork, sleep deprivation, and public health.
Alan Derickson, 2013
8
Manage Your Time to Reduce Your Stress: A Handbook for the ...
Rita Emmett draws on the stories of many people who have e-mailed or written her or spoken to her after her seminars; readers will identify not only with their problems but can find common ground in Rita's strategies that have worked for ...
Rita Emmett, 2009
9
The Stuporwoman Files: Observations of an Overworked, ...
Newspaper humor columnist, public speaker, and playwright Monica Lewis' laugh-out-loud observations on motherhood, relationships, balancing work and family, and the quirks of everyday life, hit home on every page.
Monica Lewis, 2005
10
Dear job stressed: answers for the overworked, overwrought, ...
Provides over 100 specific tips for handling frequently encountered stress situations on the job, and identifies the seven common "stress personalities"
Mary Dempcy, Rene Tihista, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERWORKED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overworked is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Americans are the most pointlessly overworked people in the world
If there's anything most presidential candidates can agree on, it's that Americans are generally "hardworking." It's a nearly constant point of ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Feeling underpaid and overworked? What to do if you really are
Nearly everyone at some point in their professional life feels they're overworked and underpaid. Often, the feeling is nothing more than an ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
3
Overworked doctor's letter to government goes viral: 'Can you live …
After Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced doctors will be forced to work more weekends to stop 'unnecessary deaths,' NHS workers have ... «Closer, Jul 15»
4
Overworked Greek PM Tsipras 'doesn't eat or sleep', says mother
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) attends a parliamentary session in Athens, Greece July 16, 2015. Tsipras battled to win lawmakers' ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Guards at Fraser Regional Correctional Centre overworked, says …
A former corrections officer says management at a maximum security jail in B.C. is deliberately overworking part-time guards to the point some ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
6
Ashes: Chris Rogers is an overworked old truck
In the Australian outback, overworked old trucks are the norm. They are not delicate pretty things. Rather, they are dependable diesel trucks. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
7
Old Trucks Never Die: Dad's Overworked Sierra Lives On
Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. At least that's what American hero General Douglas MacArthur proclaimed during his farewell ... «AutoGuide.com, Jul 15»
8
Lawsuit: Fresno County public defenders overworked
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Overworked public defenders in Fresno County are pressuring indigent defendants to plead guilty and leaving them to ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
9
Are you overworked? Here's how many hours 'ordinary' people work …
Are you overworked? Here's how many hours 'ordinary' people work per week. by Sarah Butcher. 18 hours ago. When Dutch journalist and anthropologist Joris ... «eFinancialCareers, Jul 15»
10
HR: overworked and under-prepared?
A new survey had identified the factors HR professionals deem “critical” to a company's success but it seems some elements are being ... «HRM Online New Zealand, Jul 15»

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