OVERWORK


Meaning of OVERWORK in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈwɜːrk/ verb , noun

■ verb

to work too hard; to make a person or an animal work too hard :

[ v ]

You look tired. Have you been overworking?

[ vn ]

She overworks her staff.

■ noun

[ U ] the fact of working too hard :

His illness was brought on by money worries and overwork.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.