overload

Examples

• All

• Intense heat, pain, and an overall sensory overload greatly affected inexperienced members.

  Academic text (2017)

• Academic librarians are aware that information overload can lead to frustration and feelings of despair.

  Academic text (2011)

• The other response to information overload is selective exposure.

• For a student with bilingual special education needs, the overload may be even greater.

  Academic text (1993)

• Regression results revealed that role conflict and work overload significantly contributed to emotional exhaustion.

  Academic text (2011)

• In the interest of avoiding information overload, the OilPro will flag certain predetermined diagnostic limits, Gould said.

  Academic text (2000)

• The system crashed due to an overload of data during the peak usage hours.

• The engineer warned that the overload on the machine would cause it to overheat.

• After experiencing an overload of responsibilities, she decided to take a break and reassess her priorities.

Synonyms

B

burden

vsoverload

580 3.4

A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty

means specifically an excessive amount that goes beyond safe or manageable levels

O

overkill

vsoverload

• Informal

39 5.4

Using more than you need so it is unnecessary

denotes an excess that creates risk or cannot be managed, not just wasteful surplus

O

overabundance

vsoverload

5 5.7

Too much of something that is not needed

implies an excess that creates safety or manageability problems rather than mere surplus

O

overburden

vsoverload

1 6.6

A heavy load of work or problems that a person cannot manage

is broader, any excess amount that exceeds safe or manageable limits

S

superabundance

vsoverload

1 7.9

A very large amount of something that is more than needed

is the excess amount that creates unsafe or unmanageable conditions

O

overextension

vsoverload

1 5.8

Taking on more work or responsibility than can be handled

focuses on an excessive amount or load rather than the act of overreaching

O

overcapacity

vsoverload

1 5.1

Containing more people than a building or room was made to hold

applies to any excessive amount beyond safe or manageable limits

O

overtaxation

vsoverload

1 7.4

Giving someone too much work or pressure so they become very tired

is the excess amount itself rather than the resulting state of strain

S

superload

vsoverload

• Specialized

8.4

A very heavy weight on a bridge or building caused by large vehicles

covers general excess amounts that cause unsafe or unmanageable conditions

O

overplus

vsoverload

• Archaic

9.8

An amount that is more than is needed, often extra food or goods

points to excess that becomes too much to handle or control

O

overmuchness

vsoverload

• Archaic

9.9

A state of being more than is needed or wanted

refers to excess that exceeds normal, safe, or manageable limits

Antonyms

U

underloaded

1 5.7

A vehicle or machine carrying less weight than usual

Compounds

I

iron overload

• Specialized

1 5.8

Too much iron in the body that can damage organs

How Burdensome

overburden

1 6.6

overload

37 4.4

strain

53 4.3

burden

580 3.4

load

324 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology