overstrain
Exceed capacity dangerously
Overstrain is to strain too much—to push past healthy limits.
Muscles overstrain from excessive exertion.
Patience overstrains from too many demands.
The noun refers to the condition itself: The overstrain of constant travel wore her down.
The word implies damage or exhaustion from exceeding capacity, whether physical, mental, or mechanical.
Ligament stretch injury
- tearTo pull apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- pullForce toward oneself
muscle · tendon · ligament · overexertion · soreness · inflammation · ache · twinge
Pressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- tensionStretched or strained state
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- failureLack of success
fracture · crack · rupture · deformation · overload · structural · wear · material
State of utter depletion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- depletionReduction of supply
enervation · lethargy · prostration · collapse · drained · sapped · spent · overtired
Pressure, mental or vocal
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- tensionStretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
breakdown · burnout · overload · cognitive · emotional · psychological · nervous · frayed
Work beyond scheduled hours
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- grindCrush into particles
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
overburden · overcommit · deadline · slog · drudgery · push · overdo · relentless
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
pull · muscle · tendon · ligament · overexertion · soreness · inflammation · ache · twinge · damage
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- tensionStretched or strained state
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
failure · fracture · crack · rupture · deformation · overload · structural · wear · material · metal
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
depletion · enervation · lethargy · prostration · collapse · drained · sapped · spent · overtired · run-down
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
pressure · breakdown · burnout · overload · cognitive · emotional · psychological · nervous · frayed · snapping
overtime
Work beyond scheduled hours
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- grindCrush into particles
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
overload · overburden · overcommit · deadline · slog · drudgery · push · overdo · relentless · nonstop