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UK
/ˌəʊvəbˈɜːdənd/
]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈbɝdənd/ ]
[ US /ˈoʊvɝˈbɝdənd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
heavily burdened with work or cares
overburdened social workers
weighed down with cares
bowed down with troubles
found himself loaded down with responsibilities
How To Use overburdened In A Sentence
- Its people are overburdened by religious riot, ethnic strife, corruption and the absence of social infrastructure.
- Inmates feel isolated and are already overburdened by the tension of courts and hearings.
- This feeling is very strong in many apartment houses where small rooms are overburdened by this kind of wainscot, and to make matters worse, the top is used as a plate-rail. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today
- While the idea of people telling their stories is attractive in theory, in practice the courts are overburdened as it is.
- If that were the case, then wouldn't the girls athletics program be overburdened with athletic hopefuls dreaming of state championships?
- Health services have been overburdened and are unable to care for many older people.
- The Chief Inspector disliked being overburdened with insignificant detail.
- Social work staff say they are overburdened with casework and worried about not being able to give heroin addicts in the drug court enough support.
- I doubt that they believed in the equitability of fate - especially when their only son turned out to be no more than another burden in their already overburdened lives.
- While many of these individuals are able lawyers, they are often overburdened with heavy caseloads and lack the financial and personnel resources necessary to build a strong defense.