overburdened

o·ver·bur·den (

r-bûr

dn)

tr.v. o·ver·bur·dened, o·ver·bur·den·ing, o·ver·bur·dens

1. To burden with too much weight; overload.

2. To subject to an excessive burden or strain; overtax.

n. (

r-bûr

dn)

1. An excessive burden; an overload.

2. Geology

a. Material overlying a useful mineral deposit.

b. Sedimentary rock covering older crystalline layers.

3. Archaeology A sterile stratum overlying a stratum bearing traces of the culture being studied.

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Adj.

overburdened - heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"

bowed down, loaded down, weighed down

burdened - bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities; "she always felt burdened by the load of paper work"

Translations

overburdened [ˌəʊvə^rˈbɜː^rd^ənd] adj [system, organization, person] → surchargé(e); [person] → surchargé(e)
overburdened teachers → des enseignants surchargés
to be overburdened by sth → être surchargé de qch
to be overburdened with work → être surchargé de travail

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awash
bowed down
burden
burthen
careworn
Head Movements
loaded down
loading
overburden
Overlade
overload
overweigh
overworked
To weigh down
weigh
weighed down
weight
weight down

The "Cypria" begins with the first causes of the war, the purpose of Zeus to relieve the overburdened earth, the apple of discord, the rape of Helen.

Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context

both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons, both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom, yet both racing to alter that uncertain balance of terror that stays the hand of Mankind's final war.

John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address by Kennedy, John F. View in context

He told them that steps would be taken immediately to free his serfs- and that till then they were not to be overburdened with labor, women while nursing their babies were not to be sent to work, assistance was to be given to the serfs, punishments were to be admonitory and not corporal, and hospitals, asylums, and schools were to be established on all the estates.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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