overuse
Collocations
4ADJ.
careful, common, due, twangy
VERB + OVERUSE
aggravated, don't, dropping
OVERUSE + NOUN
athletes, climate, drought, exclamation, injury, nasal
PREP.
among
Definitions
verb
To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.
Another group argues that the diagnosis is being overused and that many of the diagnosed cases are iatrogenic, or unintentionally shaped or caused by the practitioner
On a summer visit back to the farm here where I grew up, I think I figured out the central problem with modern industrial agriculture. It’s not just that it produces unhealthy food, mishandles waste and overuses antibiotics in ways that harm us all.
noun
excessive use
There’s an occasional schmaltziness, aggravated by the overuse of a twangy score, but more than enough moments of genuine heartbreak, joy and suspense to make up for it.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
- overexploitation
- overutilization
- overutilisation
verb — make use of too often or too extensively
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Another group argues that the diagnosis is being overused and that many of the diagnosed cases are iatrogenic, or unintentionally shaped or caused by the practitioner
WiktionaryOn a summer visit back to the farm here where I grew up, I think I figured out the central problem with modern industrial agriculture. It’s not just that it produces unhealthy food, mishandles waste a
WiktionaryTherapeutic zeal is express in a number of ways, some of them quite obvious, others subtle. A therapeutic manner that is too self-assured and controlling is a dead giveaway. Other obvious signs of the
WiktionaryThere’s an occasional schmaltziness, aggravated by the overuse of a twangy score, but more than enough moments of genuine heartbreak, joy and suspense to make up for it.
WiktionaryWith groundwater levels dropping due to overuse, drought and climate change, the challenge to get enough water daily was becoming harder.
Tatoeba · #7011564Tendinopathy is a common overuse injury among athletes.
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