overworked

English

Etymology

over- +‎ worked

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)kt

Adjective

overworked (comparative more overworked, superlative most overworked)

Subjected to too much work.
Overworked and underpaid? Then quit your job and become a pro darts player.
- 2013 October 19, “Preparing for success”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8858:
  Miss Suu Kyi’s overworked advisers […] argue that people have to be realistic about what can be achieved in a short time and on a slender budget.

Translations

subjected to too much work

Czech: přepracovaný m
French: débordé (fr), surmené (fr)

German: überarbeitet (de)
Swedish: överansträngd (sv), utarbetad (sv)

Anagrams

worked over

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