overworked

o·ver·work  (vr-wûrk)

v. o·ver·worked, o·ver·work·ing, o·ver·works

v.tr.

1. To force to work too hard or too long.

2.

a. To rework to excess: overwork a speech.

b. To use too often: "'Vulnerable' and 'volatile' were the most overworked adjectives of the '70s" (David Ansen).

3. To decorate the entire surface of.

v.intr.

To work too long or too hard.

n. (vr-wûrk)

Excessive work.

Thesaurus

overworked

adjective

1. exhausted, stressed (out), fatigued, overloaded, overburdened, overtaxed an overworked doctor

2. hackneyed, common, stock, tired, stereotyped, played out (informal), commonplace, worn-out, stale, banal, run-of-the-mill, threadbare, trite, clichéd, unoriginal, timeworn `Unique' is one of the most overworked words in advertising.

Translations

overworked [ˌəʊvəˈwɜːkt] ADJ we're overworked → tenemos demasiado trabajo, nos hacen trabajar demasiado

overworked [ˌəʊvə^rˈwɜː^rkt] adj

[person] → surmené(e)
We're overworked and underpaid → Nous sommes surmenés et sous-payés.

[word, phrase] → galvaudé(e)