overwork has definitions from the field of work
1
[ verb ] use too much

Examples

"This play has been overworked"

Used in print

(William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)

In the same vein , a certain short-story plot has been overworked .

Related terms

work

2
[ verb ] work excessively hard

Synonyms

exploit

Examples

"he is exploiting the students"

Related terms

work overdrive exploitation

3
[ noun ] (work) the act working too much or too long

Synonyms

overworking

Examples

"he became ill from overwork"

Related terms

labor

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