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overexertion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

Definition sources: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract · Princeton WordNet 3.0

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English exertion English overexertion From over- + exertion.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Überforderung — the action of excessively exerting
  • German: Überanstrengung — the action of excessively exerting
  • Polish: nadwerężenie — the action of excessively exerting
  • Polish: przemęczenie — the action of excessively exerting
  • Spanish: sobresfuerzo — the action of excessively exerting
  • Spanish: sobreesfuerzo — the action of excessively exerting
  • Spanish: tralla — the action of excessively exerting
  • Spanish: lote — the action of excessively exerting
  • Spanish: tute — the action of excessively exerting
  • Spanish: julepe — the action of excessively exerting