The verb is pronounced /oʊvə(r)ju:z/. The noun is pronounced /oʊvə(r)ju:s/.
( overused)
1.
If someone overuses something, they use more of it than necessary, or use it more often than necessary.
Don’t overuse heated appliances on you hair.
VERB : V n
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Overuse is also a noun.
Supplies are under increasing threat from overuse and pollution.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you say that people overuse a word or idea, you mean that they use it so often that it no longer has any real meaning or effect.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
VERB : V n
• over‧used
‘Just Do It’ has become one of the most overused catch phrases in recent memory.
= overworked
ADJ