gwarosa

G2W4A1R1O1S1A1

noun

Karoshi; death from overwork.

OriginKorean 과로사 →
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Meanings

noungwarosa (uncountable)
  1. uncountableKaroshi; death from overwork.

    It takes Park Hyun-suk, a widow who lost her husband to gwarosa – the Korean word for death by overwork – a long time to find a photo of them together.

    2018 November 4, Jake Kwon and Alexandra Field, “South Koreans are working themselves to death. Can they get their lives back?”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2025

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
guolaosikaroshi

Origin

  1. Korean과로사
  2. Englishgwarosa

Borrowed from Korean 과로사 (gwarosa). Doublet of guolaosi and karoshi.

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Cite this entry
APA

gwarosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwarosa

MLA

“gwarosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwarosa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gwarosa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gwarosa.

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