Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overused

/ˌoʊvɚjˈuzd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: overused
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚjˈuzd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Used too much, or too often.

adj

Hackneyed or clichéd.

verb

simple past and past participle of overuse

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 used English overused From over- + used.

Inflected Forms

more overused (comparative) most overused (superlative)

Synonyms

overdone overworked played out banal bathetic bromidic cheesy stock clichéd commonplace corny dog-eared

Rhymes With

used refused confused accused abused unused amused fused bruised infused excused reused

Questions

How do you pronounce overused?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚjˈuzd/.
What does overused mean?: Used too much, or too often.
Where does overused 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 used English overused From over- + used.

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