Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overworkedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-worked-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of being overworked.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Breakdown cum a foul form of anaemia cum general overworkedness did the trick and I went off for over seven months, tasting to the full the horrors of all those vile vague diseases blud'n'nerves can inflict on one. I lived a bloody life for months on liver, raw steak and iron[…]"
"No one at the office is every terribly sympathetic to your overworkedness, since they got neither a fancy lunch nor a big bag of beauty products. Then add in the fact that most beauty editors end up going not just to a lunch, but to several events, every day[…]"
"[…] a dramatic groan for his overworkedness. Took out a pencil and began adding up a column of figures on a small notebook he carried. He didn't even bother to look up at her."
"burnout syndrome (resulting from common 'overworkedness' and workaholism) often being an augury and omen of deepening depression combined combined with anxiety, overwhelming stress which (if not prevented or substantially reduced) ravages not only the body but also the brain,[…]"

Etymology

From overworked + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overworkedness mean?: The state or characteristic of being overworked.
Where does overworkedness come from?: From overworked + -ness.

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