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o·ver·use
 overuse
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
o
v r
yuz
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| inflections: |
overuses, overusing, overused |
| definition: |
to use too often or too much.
- antonyms:
- underuse
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| related words: |
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adverb + (v.)overuse
already, both, easily, especially, horribly, improperly, much, often, simply, sometimes, vastly
(v.)overuse
+ noun
abuse,
antibiotic,
aspirin,
burnout,
camera,
care,
credit,
disease,
disuse,
doctor,
drug,
evidence,
fact,
farmer,
group,
headache,
health,
hip,
injury,
jargon,
medication,
misuse,
month,
opinion,
passage,
patient,
pitcher,
player,
playing,
procedure,
relief,
resource,
restraint,
rhetoric,
rug,
set,
source,
sufferer,
term,
test,
therapy,
tool,
underuse,
wear,
word
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
o
vr
yus
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| definition: |
too much use.
the overuse of certain farmlands- antonyms:
- underuse
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adjective + (n.)overuse
chronic, concerned, long-term, poor
verb + (n.)overuse
avoid, cause, contend, curb, encourage, lead, occur, prevent, protect, reduce, result, worry
(n.)overuse
+ verb
affect, define
noun + (n.)overuse
concern, effect, factor, knee, muscle, pain, pollution, potential, problem, result, risk, strain, supply, treatment, use
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The word overuse
contains the following part:
over-
Old English
prefix
that means excessively, too much; over, on top, above
  Example words:
overact, overbake, overboard, overbook, overbusy, overcast, overclean, overcoat, overcome, overcook, overdo, overdry, overflow, overhead, overjoyed, overlap, overlarge, overlength, overload, overlook, overlord, overnice, overpay, overplan, overpower, overrate, override, overshadow, overstep, oversweet, overtake, overthin, overuse, overwhelm
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