Definition of overburden
transitive verb
: to place an excessive burden on
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Examples of overburden in a Sentence
She overburdened me with work.
Why overburden yourself when people are offering to help?
First Known Use of overburden
1532
First Known Use of overburden
1821
OVERBURDEN Defined for English Language Learners
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: to give (someone or something) too much work, worry, etc. : to burden (someone or something) too much
OVERBURDEN Defined for Kids
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overburdened
;overburdening
: to burden too heavily I'm overburdened with work.
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