What with overwork and poor meals, she fell ill.
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Overwork
/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/
Synonyms for "overwork" (87 found)
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bear downburdenburn the midnight oilbusycarry too fardo double dutydriveelucubrateexaggerateexhaustfaggo overboard
Noun(4 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (26)
go to extremesgo too farhit the ballhustlekeep busyknow no boundslucubrateoppressoveractoverburdenovercarryovercarryingoverdevelopoverdooverdoingoverdriveoverelaborateoveremphasisoveremphasize
Noun(3 words)
Verb(4 words)
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8 entriescrammed scheduleexcessive hoursexcessive overtimeforced overtimelong shiftoverexertoverstrainunpaid overtime
Collocations
9 entriesburnout riskexcessive workloadforced overtimeheavy workloadlong hoursoverwork oneselfstress fatigueunpaid overtimework overload
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
What with overwork and lack of nourishment, he became very ill.
Source: tatoeba (23599)
Fatigue is the natural result of overwork.
Source: tatoeba (23603)
His health has broken down because of overwork.
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