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adjective
- 1. used too much: "I generally try to avoid overused expressions in my reviews"
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to use something too often or too much: I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions. An over-used tendon can become swollen and painful. Opposite. underuse. Fewer examples. Some medications are overused. Sometimes we overuse and strain our muscles. The phrase has been so over-used as to be almost meaningless.
to use something too often or too much: I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions. An over-used tendon can become swollen and painful. Opposite. underuse. Fewer examples. Some medications are overused. Sometimes we overuse and strain our muscles. The phrase has been so over-used as to be almost meaningless.
The meaning of OVERUSE is to use (something) too much : to use (something) excessively or too frequently. How to use overuse in a sentence.
verb [ T ] (also over-use) uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈjuːz / us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈjuːz / to use something too often or too much: I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions. An over-used tendon can become swollen and painful. Opposite. underuse. Fewer examples. Some medications are overused. Sometimes we overuse and strain our muscles.
Definition of 'overused' Word Frequency. overused in British English. (ˌəʊvəˈjuːzd ) adjective. used excessively. The company's slogan has become one of the most overused catch phrases in recent memory. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'overused' in a sentence. overused.
If someone overuses something, they use more of it than necessary, or use it more often than necessary. A nasal spray or drops would ease your symptoms, but don't overuse them. [VERB noun] Don't overuse heated appliances on your hair. [VERB noun]
To overuse something is to use it too much. If you use your cell phone way too often, texting your friends all day long and playing online Scrabble all night, you overuse it. You'll drive your English teacher crazy if you overuse the word like, and you'll rack up all kinds of extra fees if you overuse your iPad.
