overexertion

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noun

excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

OriginEnglish exertion ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
UncommonScrabble 22
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Meanings

nounoverexertion (countable and uncountable, plural overexertions)

plural overexertions

  1. countableuncountableexcessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishexertion
  8. Englishoverexertion

From over- + exertion.

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Translations

German Überforderung, Überanstrengung
  • Überforderungthe action of excessively exerting
  • Überanstrengungthe action of excessively exerting
Polish nadwerężenie, przemęczenie
  • nadwerężeniethe action of excessively exerting
  • przemęczeniethe action of excessively exerting
Spanish sobresfuerzo, sobreesfuerzo
  • sobresfuerzothe action of excessively exerting
  • sobreesfuerzothe action of excessively exerting
  • trallathe action of excessively exerting
  • lotethe action of excessively exerting
  • tutethe action of excessively exerting
  • julepethe action of excessively exerting
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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