o ‧ ver ‧ use /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to use something too much, especially so that it is not effective any more or it is damaged:
Students tend to overuse certain words.
—overuse /-ˈjuːs/ noun [uncountable] :
the overuse of natural resources