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OVEREXERTION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does overexertion mean?
• OVEREXERTION (noun)
The noun OVEREXERTION has 1 sense:
1. excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
Familiarity information: OVEREXERTION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("overexertion" is a kind of...):
effort; elbow grease; exertion; sweat; travail (use of physical or mental energy; hard work)
Derivation:
overexert (exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength)
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