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- [oh-ver-wawrn, -wohrn]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn/
- /ˌəʊvəˈwɔːn /
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- US Pronunciation
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- [oh-ver-wawrn, -wohrn]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈwɔrn, -ˈwoʊrn/
Definitions of overworn word
- verb overworn past participle of overwear. 1
- verb with object overworn to use or wear excessively; wear out; exhaust; tax: needlessly overwearing her best workers; phrases overworn by repetition. 1
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Origin of overworn
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; over- + wear
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Parts of speech for Overworn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overworn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% 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".
overworn usage trend in Literature
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