sobreuso

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Spanish

Etymology

From sobre- +‎ uso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sobɾeˈuso/
  • Rhymes: -uso
  • Syllabification: so‧bre‧u‧so

Noun

sobreuso m (plural sobreusos)

  1. overuse
    Synonym: abuso
    • 2017 December 5, “El Día de la Medicina en las Américas”, in Vanguardia:
      Desde otra mirada, la sociedad ha cambiado sus patrones de confianza, otorgando demasiado peso a la tecnología, de tal manera que hoy coinciden médicos y pacientes en otorgar a los aparatos digitales una confianza excesiva, que ha redundado en un sobreuso de la tecnología, que a su vez ha propiciado intervenciones innecesarias y riesgosas.
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