Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overexertion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
overex-er-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English exertion English overexertion From over- + exertion.

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What does overexertion mean?
excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
Where does overexertion come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English exertion English overexertion From over- + exertion.

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