"overworked" meaning in All languages combined

See overworked on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overworked.wav Forms: more overworked [comparative], most overworked [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kt Etymology: From over- + worked. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|worked}} over- + worked Head templates: {{en-adj}} overworked (comparative more overworked, superlative most overworked)
  1. Subjected to too much work. Translations (subjected to too much work): přepracovaný [masculine] (Czech), overwerkt (Dutch), overbelast (Dutch), ylityöllistetty (Finnish), débordé (French), surmené (French), überarbeitet (German), przepracowany (Polish), заработавшийся (zarabotavšijsja) (Russian), переработавший (pererabotavšij) (Russian), överansträngd (Swedish), utarbetad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-overworked-en-adj-SgigH-6X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 29 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 39 34 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 17 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 19 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 62 27 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 62 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 26 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 21 18 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 66 22 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 63 26 11 Disambiguation of 'subjected to too much work': 99 1
  2. Having been overused such that it has lost its meaning; trite; banal. (of a word, phrase, etc.)
    Sense id: en-overworked-en-adj-bsNaJqEo Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 39 34 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: burnt out

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-overworked.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kt Etymology: From over- + worked. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|worked}} over- + worked Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} overworked
  1. simple past and past participle of overwork Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: overwork
    Sense id: en-overworked-en-verb-krZZYsYW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 39 34 27
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