overstrain
- noun
- /ˌoʊvərˈstreɪn/
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sobrecarga
- Otherwise, relaxed muscles do not provide enough support and can cause overstrain of the spine, leading to back pain.
Examples
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Overstrain can lead to serious injuries if athletes do not allow their bodies adequate recovery time.
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He developed chronic pain due to the overstrain of his muscles from lifting heavy weights.
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All this is a reaction against overstrain which the middle-aged can remember, but it is a reaction which Catholic thought cannot accept; and the best way to revive the sense of sin while escaping unreality and morbidness is the Church's way of resolute social shame.
Academic text (2017) -
The athlete had to take a break after experiencing overstrain during training for the marathon.
Synonyms
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4.4
Too much work or information that makes you feel stressed
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4.2
An injury to a muscle or tendon caused by overstretching that causes pain
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4.1
A state of extreme tiredness from too much work or stress
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6.5
Doing too much physical or mental work that causes harm
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4.4
A feeling of being tired after long thinking or stress
Giving someone too much work or pressure so they become very tired
Being very tired so you cannot sleep and feel restless or easily annoyed
Working too much for a long time that makes you very tired
Antonyms
How Strained
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overstrain comes from the parts over- meaning 'too much' and strain meaning 'to stretch' or 'pressure'. Imagine a rope pulled too tight or a muscle used too hard; that picture shows why overstrain as a noun means 'too much strain' that can cause damage or tiredness.