Pronunciation: /oʊvərbɜrdən/
noun a heavy load or burden
A1 Carrying too many books can overburden a student's backpack.
A2 The workers were overburdened with too many tasks to complete in one day.
B1 The overburden of responsibilities at work was causing her stress and anxiety.
B2 The company's financial overburden was due to poor management decisions.
C1 The overburden of work caused her to reconsider her career choices.
C2 The overburden of expectations from her family weighed heavily on her shoulders.
verb to load or burden excessively
A1 The heavy backpack overburdened the young student.
A2 She felt overburdened with responsibilities at work.
B1 The company was overburdened with debt and had to declare bankruptcy.
B2 The healthcare system is overburdened due to the increase in patients.
C1 The team was overburdened with tasks but managed to complete them on time.
C2 The government was overburdened with requests for assistance after the natural disaster.
formal The workers were overburdened with too many tasks to complete in a single day.
informal I feel so overburdened with all this homework piling up.
slang I can't believe how overburdened I am with responsibilities right now.
figurative Her heart felt overburdened with grief after the loss of her pet.
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