OVERUSE
Dictionary entry overview: What does overuse mean?
• OVERUSE (noun)
The noun OVERUSE has 1 sense:
1. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
Familiarity information: OVERUSE used as a noun is very rare.
• OVERUSE (verb)
The verb OVERUSE has 1 sense:
1. make use of too often or too extensively
Familiarity information: OVERUSE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OVERUSE (noun)
Meaning:
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
overexploitation; overuse; overutilisation; overutilization
Hypernyms ("overuse" is a kind of...):
development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)
• OVERUSE (verb)
Meaning:
Make use of too often or too extensively
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Synonyms:
overuse; overdrive
Hypernyms (to "overuse" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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