[syn: overuse, overdrive]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
overuse \overuse\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*[=u]s"), n.
Excessive use.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
overuse \o`ver*use"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*[=u]z"), v. t.
To use excessively; to use too often; as, scientists tend to
overuse technical terms.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
overuse
n 1: exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn:
overexploitation, overuse, overutilization,
overutilisation]
v 1: make use of too often or too extensively [syn: overuse,
overdrive]