adj
Meaning 1
Used too much, or too often.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overused
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 Y UW1 Z D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Hackneyed or clichéd.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overdone, overworked, played out, banal, bathetic, bromidic, cheesy, stock, clichéd, commonplace, corny, dog-eared, hackneyed, hoary, overused, pat, shopworn, stale, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of overuse
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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 used English overused From over- + used.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: abusé — used too much
- Swedish: överanvänd — used too much
- French: usé — hackneyed, cliché
- Swedish: kliché — hackneyed, cliché
- Swedish: uttjatad — hackneyed, cliché