Overuse
verb
To use something too much or too often.
If you overuse your phone, it can run out of battery quickly.
Often appears as...
- overuse resources
- overuse antibiotics
noun
The act of using something too much or too often.
The overuse of plastic is harming the environment.
Often appears as...
- overuse of resources
- overuse of antibiotics
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To use something too much or too often.
If you overuse your phone, it can run out of battery quickly.
Often appears as...
- overuse resources
- overuse antibiotics
noun
The act of using something too much or too often.
The overuse of plastic is harming the environment.
Often appears as...
- overuse of resources
- overuse of antibiotics
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Matters
Overuse implies repetitive action beyond necessity, hinting at negative consequences.
Overusing joke phrases makes them less funny.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Overuse' suggests harm or reduction in quality or effectiveness.
Overuse of a catchphrase can make it lose its charm.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
What's considered 'overuse' can vary among different people or situations.
I might find your overuse of emojis annoying, but others might not.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Matters
Overuse implies repetitive action beyond necessity, hinting at negative consequences.
Overusing joke phrases makes them less funny.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Overuse' suggests harm or reduction in quality or effectiveness.
Overuse of a catchphrase can make it lose its charm.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
What's considered 'overuse' can vary among different people or situations.
I might find your overuse of emojis annoying, but others might not.
Pro Tip 1/3Frequency Matters
Overuse implies repetitive action beyond necessity, hinting at negative consequences.
Overusing joke phrases makes them less funny.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
'Overuse' suggests harm or reduction in quality or effectiveness.
Overuse of a catchphrase can make it lose its charm.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjective Perception
What's considered 'overuse' can vary among different people or situations.
I might find your overuse of emojis annoying, but others might not.
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How to build a greener,...
which have been driven by the overuse of leverage excessive leverage or the abuse of leverage the net result of this is that the cooperation becomes what we call too big to fail and by this I don't just mean the banks in too big to fail because you know caring and settlement would stop but I'm talking about
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The four fish we're...
Mussels and other bivalves do tremendous amounts of water filtration. A single mussel can filter dozens of gallons every single day. And this is incredibly important when we look at the world. Right now, nitrification, overuse of phosphates in our waterways are causing tremendous algal blooms.
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What is the tragedy of...
Optimizing for the self in the short term isn't optimal for anyone in the long term. That's a simplified example, but the tragedy of the commons plays out in the more complex systems of real life, too. The overuse of antibiotics has led to short-term gains in livestock production
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Holly Morris: Why stay...
They're called self-settlers. And almost all of them are women, the men having shorter lifespans in part due to overuse of alcohol, cigarettes, if not radiation. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated at the time of the accident, but not everybody accepted that fate.
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Cory Richards: Pushing...
That's a very important story. Why? Because as people stop moving, they start to impact the area they're in heavily. Now that they're in stilt villages, they start to overfish their reefs. They start to overuse their resources. How do they do that? They use net fishing.
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The Demise of Guys PIPE...
you do something addiction arousal is you want variety one change to be addicted to anything means you would rather be doing that than anything in the world and when you're not doing it that's what you're thinking about doing overuse of video games Jane of course
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Who built Great...
Archaeological evidence points to overcrowding and sanitation issues as the cause, compounded by soil depletion triggered by overuse. Eventually, as crops withered and conditions in the city worsened, the population of Great Zimbabwe is thought to have dispersed
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Metal that breathes PIPE...
He said that it would overheat the engine. And you might remember, some of you, how the cars were back then, and it was a common problem of overheating. But it was also the signal that capped the use, or overuse, of energy-consuming devices.
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Highlining Yosemite...
he's cool he's Meli's he's a nice guy and they're like no he's scary but um he's a very intense character and here he is highlighting overuse emiti Falls and he's actually in this photo he he has a leash on but he's actually done it
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Greeting the world in...
or the Korean greeting, you would find that they too have deeply-seated connections to peace. However, they have become quick comments made to welcome, greet, and say hello, and in this overuse,
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How to build a greener,...
which have been driven by the overuse of leverage excessive leverage or the abuse of leverage the net result of this is that the cooperation becomes what we call too big to fail and by this I don't just mean the banks in too big to fail because you know caring and settlement would stop but I'm talking about
Video examples
The four fish we're...
Mussels and other bivalves do tremendous amounts of water filtration. A single mussel can filter dozens of gallons every single day. And this is incredibly important when we look at the world. Right now, nitrification, overuse of phosphates in our waterways are causing tremendous algal blooms.
Video examples
What is the tragedy of...
Optimizing for the self in the short term isn't optimal for anyone in the long term. That's a simplified example, but the tragedy of the commons plays out in the more complex systems of real life, too. The overuse of antibiotics has led to short-term gains in livestock production
Video examples
Holly Morris: Why stay...
They're called self-settlers. And almost all of them are women, the men having shorter lifespans in part due to overuse of alcohol, cigarettes, if not radiation. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated at the time of the accident, but not everybody accepted that fate.
Video examples
Cory Richards: Pushing...
That's a very important story. Why? Because as people stop moving, they start to impact the area they're in heavily. Now that they're in stilt villages, they start to overfish their reefs. They start to overuse their resources. How do they do that? They use net fishing.
Video examples
The Demise of Guys PIPE...
you do something addiction arousal is you want variety one change to be addicted to anything means you would rather be doing that than anything in the world and when you're not doing it that's what you're thinking about doing overuse of video games Jane of course
Video examples
Who built Great...
Archaeological evidence points to overcrowding and sanitation issues as the cause, compounded by soil depletion triggered by overuse. Eventually, as crops withered and conditions in the city worsened, the population of Great Zimbabwe is thought to have dispersed
Video examples
Metal that breathes PIPE...
He said that it would overheat the engine. And you might remember, some of you, how the cars were back then, and it was a common problem of overheating. But it was also the signal that capped the use, or overuse, of energy-consuming devices.
Video examples
Highlining Yosemite...
he's cool he's Meli's he's a nice guy and they're like no he's scary but um he's a very intense character and here he is highlighting overuse emiti Falls and he's actually in this photo he he has a leash on but he's actually done it
Video examples
Greeting the world in...
or the Korean greeting, you would find that they too have deeply-seated connections to peace. However, they have become quick comments made to welcome, greet, and say hello, and in this overuse,
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S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
The bodies we have are not made for extended use. We must cope with accumulated DNA damage, cell damage, muscle atrophy, bone loss, decreased muscle mass, and joints worn out from overuse during a lifetime of bipedal locomotion. It might have worked great for prehistoric humans, but it wreaks havoc on our knees and hips.
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Jon Favreau
American Actor
Get the shading right, the lighting right, and there are things you can do to make the CGI look more real. People end up going crazy and give themselves a little too much freedom in how they use CGI, and if you overuse it, it draws attention to itself.
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Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
I'll do manicures, but I won't wear nail polish because I don't have time to change it, and I chip my nail polish so quickly. I cannot last three days! I think it's the typing and the use - or overuse - of tech. I'm the chip queen!
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Of all the depressing abuses of language in business, there is none that gets me so incensed as the rampant overuse of the word 'passionate' in company slogans, marketing blurbs, mission statements and on the sides of vans.
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Susanna Reid
Apparently, there are all sorts of reasons why your hair might stop growing, including split ends, breakage and overuse of heated styling tools - in my case, it might be a combination of all three!
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Gabby Barrett
American Musician
There's a happy medium to everything, even with powerhouse singers. You don't have to belt it out all the time. You don't have to overuse something.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages.
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Kylian Mbappe
French Athlete
Extraordinary is a player who can score 60 goals. There are not a lot. Otherwise I think we would overuse the term.
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Miriam Margolyes
English Actress
My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word.
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Sam Shepard
American Playwright
The words I overuse are all adverbs.
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S. Jay Olshansky
American Scientist
The bodies we have are not made for extended use. We must cope with accumulated DNA damage, cell damage, muscle atrophy, bone loss, decreased muscle mass, and joints worn out from overuse during a lifetime of bipedal locomotion. It might have worked great for prehistoric humans, but it wreaks havoc on our knees and hips.
Quote examples
Jon Favreau
American Actor
Get the shading right, the lighting right, and there are things you can do to make the CGI look more real. People end up going crazy and give themselves a little too much freedom in how they use CGI, and if you overuse it, it draws attention to itself.
Quote examples
Ivanka Trump
American Businesswoman
I'll do manicures, but I won't wear nail polish because I don't have time to change it, and I chip my nail polish so quickly. I cannot last three days! I think it's the typing and the use - or overuse - of tech. I'm the chip queen!
Quote examples
Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Of all the depressing abuses of language in business, there is none that gets me so incensed as the rampant overuse of the word 'passionate' in company slogans, marketing blurbs, mission statements and on the sides of vans.
Quote examples
Susanna Reid
Apparently, there are all sorts of reasons why your hair might stop growing, including split ends, breakage and overuse of heated styling tools - in my case, it might be a combination of all three!
Quote examples
Gabby Barrett
American Musician
There's a happy medium to everything, even with powerhouse singers. You don't have to belt it out all the time. You don't have to overuse something.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages.
Quote examples
Kylian Mbappe
French Athlete
Extraordinary is a player who can score 60 goals. There are not a lot. Otherwise I think we would overuse the term.
Quote examples
Miriam Margolyes
English Actress
My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word.
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Sam Shepard
American Playwright
The words I overuse are all adverbs.
Example 1 of 10
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