overuse

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• UK: /ˌəʊvəˈjuːs/
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• US: ō'vərjo͞os
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• US: /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːs/
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• UK: /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/
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• US: ō'vərjo͞oz
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• US: /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːz/
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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 use English overuse From over- + use.

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: nadužívání — excessive use
• Finnish: liikakäyttö — excessive use
• French: surutilisation — excessive use
• Polish: nadużycie — excessive use
• Polish: nadużywanie — excessive use
• Russian: злоупотребле́ние (zloupotreblénije) — excessive use
• Spanish: sobreuso — excessive use
• Spanish: sobreutilización — excessive use
• Esperanto: trouzi — To use too much of
• Finnish: käyttää liikaa — To use too much of
• French: surutiliser — To use too much of
• French: galvauder — To use too much of
• Ido: trouzar — To use too much of
• Russian: злоупотребля́ть (zloupotrebljátʹ) — To use too much of
• Spanish: usar con exceso — To use too much of
• Spanish: sobreutilizar — To use too much of
• Spanish: desperdiciar — To use too much of
• Spanish: trillar — To use too much of