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    overworked
    [ˌōvərˈwərkt]
    adjective
    overworked (adjective) · over-worked (adjective)
    1. (of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength:
      "overworked nurses do not have time to adequately prepare patients for discharge" · "tired, overworked, demoralized staff"
    2. used to excess:
      "the strain of overworked muscles"
      • (of a word, phrase, or idea) used so often that it has lost its effect:
        "it's an overworked analogy" · "for once the overworked phrase “the end of an era” is apposite"
    o·ver·work
    [ˌōvərˈwərk]
    verb
    overworked (past tense) · overworked (past participle)
    1. cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength:
      "employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost" · "his bodyguards claim they've been overworked and underpaid for years"
      • work too hard:
        "the doctor advised a complete rest because he had been overworking"
    2. make excessive use of:
      "we aren't building new refineries so we have overworked our old ones" · "she had been overworking her muscles during training"
      • use (a word, phrase, or idea) so often that it loses its effect:
        "we all overworked the phrase “gets it” during the last administration"
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    verb
    1. cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength:
      drive (too hard)
      drive into the ground
      impose on
      be a slave driver
      be a hard taskmaster
     
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  2. What does it mean to be overworked? Overwork is a term used to describe when an employee feels that they are working too much, too hard or for too long of a period of time. Feeling overworked can also be related to performing work that is beyond your capacity or abilities that results in mental overwhelm or distress.
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    What does it mean to be overworked? When an employee is overworked, their employer requires them to work beyond their standard capacity. The employee might encounter long hours, stressful tasks and few breaks, making maintaining a good work-life balance challenging.
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