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overladen

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -eɪdən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Packed heavily, especially beyond normal capacity; overloaded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The tray was overladen with food.
  • The trunk was overladen with clothes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Burdened excessively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The student is overladen with homework.
  • The first-time parents are overladen with new responsibility.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

past participle of overlade

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

loaded past capacity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overloaded

Antonyms: none provided

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 laden English overladen From over- + laden.