overuse

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English

Etymology

over- +‎ use

Pronunciation

(verb)
- (UK): IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈjuːz/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US): enPR: ō'vərjo͞oz, IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːz/
(noun)
- (UK): IPA^(key): /ˌəʊvəˈjuːs/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US): enPR: ō'vərjo͞os, IPA^(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈjuːs/

Verb

overuse (third-person singular simple present overuses, present participle overusing, simple past and past participle overused)

(transitive) To use too much of.

Translations

To use too much of

Finnish: käyttää liikaa
French: surutiliser (fr), galvauder (fr) (a word, a term)
Russian: злоупотребля́ть (ru) (zloupotrebljátʹ)
Spanish: usar con exceso (es), sobreutilizar, desperdiciar (es)

Noun

overuse (uncountable)

excessive use

Translations

excessive use

Czech: nadužívání n
Finnish: liikakäyttö
French: surutilisation (fr) f
Russian: злоупотребле́ние (ru) (zloupotreblénije)
Spanish: sobreuso m, sobreutilización f

Anagrams

oeuvres, œuvres

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