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- [verb oh-ver-bur-dn; noun oh-ver-bur-dn]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈbɜr dn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbɜr dn/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈbɜː.dən/
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- [verb oh-ver-bur-dn; noun oh-ver-bur-dn]
- /verb ˌoʊ vərˈbɜr dn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌbɜr dn/
Definitions of overburden word
- verb with object overburden to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares. 1
- noun overburden an excessive burden. 1
- noun overburden Also called burden, capping. Mining. waste earth and rock covering a mineral deposit. 1
- noun overburden Load (someone) with too many things to carry. 1
- abbreviation OVERBURDEN overload 1
- transitive verb overburden expect too much of sb 1
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Origin of overburden
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; over- + burden1
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Parts of speech for Overburden
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overburden popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overburden usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overburden
verb overburden
- overload — to load to excess; overburden: Don't overload the raft or it will sink.
- overtax — to tax too heavily.
- burden — If you describe a problem or a responsibility as a burden, you mean that it causes someone a lot of difficulty, worry, or hard work.
- load — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- tax — a tax levied according to the value of the property, merchandise, etc., being taxed.
Antonyms for overburden
verb overburden
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
Top questions with overburden
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