OVERUSED

Meaning of OVERUSED in English

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

OVERUSED — adj. excessively used
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OVERUSED — adj. 25B6; adjective HACKNEYED, overworked, worn out, time-worn, tired, played out, clichéd, stale, trite, banal, stock, unoriginal.
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TROPE — noun Etymology: Latin tropus, from Greek tropos turn, way, manner, style, ~, from trepein to turn Date: 1533 1. a …
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OVERUSE — v. /oh'veuhr yoohz"/ ; n. /oh"veuhr yoohs"/ , v. , overused, overusing , n. v.t. 1. to use too much …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HACKNEYED — /hak"need/ , adj. made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry. [ 1740-50; HACKNEY + -ED …
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OVERWORKED — adj. exhausted from overexertion; decorated all over; overused
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OUTWORN — adj. worn out; outdated; overused
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TROPE — noun Etymology: Latin tropus, from Greek tropos turn, way, manner, style, trope, from trepein to turn Date: 1533 1. a. …
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HOARY — ■ adjective ( hoarier , hoariest ) 1》 greyish white. ↘having grey hair; aged. 2》 overused and trite. Derivatives hoarily …
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HACKNEYED — ■ adjective (of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Origin from the obs. v. hackney 'use …
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CLICHÉD — (also cliched ) ■ adjective showing a lack of originality; hackneyed or overused.
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CLICHÉ — [ 'kli:ʃeɪ ] (also cliche ) ■ noun 1》 a phrase or opinion that is overused and shows a lack …
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PARODY — (Greek paroida, a song sung alongside another), in literature, a form of satirical criticism or comic mockery that imitates the …
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OVERUSE — / ˌəʊvəˈjuːz; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈj-/ verb [ vn ] to use sth too much or too often : 'Nice' is a …
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UNDERUSED — un ‧ der ‧ used /ˌʌndəˈjuːzd◂ $ -ər-/ BrE AmE adjective something that is underused is not used as much …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OVERUSE — 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 …
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INDEPENDENT — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an independent commission ▪ The plan requires approval by an independent commission. an independent country …
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ENFOLD — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He shut off the engine and silence enfolded them. ▪ I closed my eyes and …
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COUNSEL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a therapy/counselling session (= when someone is given personal advice ) ▪ At one …
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CONCEPTUAL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES conceptual art COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN analysis ▪ The value of empirical research ultimately …
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SOLILOQUY — n. Dramatic monologue that gives the illusion of being a series of unspoken reflections. An accepted dramatic convention in the …
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