overexertions
Pushing too hard
Overexertions is the plural of overexertion—instances of pushing oneself too hard physically or mentally.
The word appears most often in medical and workplace safety contexts, where repeated overexertions cause injury: Back injuries from overexertions account for a significant portion of workers' compensation claims.
State of utter depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- depletionReduction of supply
- collapseSudden structural failure
prostration · debilitation · enervation · drained · spent · sapped · weakness · lethargy
Excessive stretching force
- sprainLigament stretch injury
- tearTo pull apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
hyperextension · inflammation · swelling · soreness · cramp · herniation · bursitis
Toil to exhaustion
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overdoingExcessive effort or action
- pushingApplying force to move
- overreachExceed one's capacity
overstrain · overtaxing · relentless · driven · obsessive · nonstop · overcommitment · plateau
Stretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- tightnessState of being constricted
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
- rigidityState of being unbending
tautness · contraction · force · effort · laboring · straining · taxing · demanding
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
collapse · prostration · debilitation · enervation · drained · spent · sapped · weakness · lethargy · sluggishness
strain
Excessive stretching force
tendonitis · hyperextension · inflammation · swelling · soreness · cramp · herniation · bursitis
overwork
Toil to exhaustion
overreach · overstrain · overtaxing · relentless · driven · obsessive · nonstop · overcommitment · plateau · regression
tension
Stretched or strained state
rigidity · tautness · contraction · force · effort · laboring · straining · taxing · demanding · grueling
ultramarathon
Race longer than 26.2 miles
overexertionsrest
Cessation of activity
relaxation · inactivity · repose · idleness · laziness
overexertionsmoderation
Avoidance of excess
restraint · conservation · taking it easy · conservation of energy · holding back