overstraining
Exceeding safe limits
Overstraining is pushing something—usually a body part, resource, or relationship—beyond its healthy limits.
Muscles overstrain from excessive exercise.
A budget overstrains when expenditures exceed what it can bear.
She was overstraining her eyes reading in dim light.
The constant demands were overstraining their friendship.
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- depletionReduction of supply
- enervationLoss of vigor
prostration · collapse · debilitation · weakness · burnout · drained · depleted · worn out
Ligament stretch injury
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- tearTo pull apart
- pullForce toward oneself
torn muscle · ligament damage · RSI · overuse injury · stress fracture · tendinopathy · bursitis · shin splints
Lack of success
- collapseSudden structural failure
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- fractureSplit in hard material
crack · deterioration · impairment · giving out · snapping · structural failure · system failure · mechanical failure
Harmful excess of effort
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- grindCrush into particles
slog · workaholic · overcommitment · pushing limits · overreaching · no rest · relentless · driven
Stretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
tautness · overstretched · overburdened · maxed out · at breaking point · stretched thin · under pressure · cortisol
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
enervation · prostration · collapse · debilitation · weakness · burnout · drained · depleted · worn out · spent
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
- tendonitisInflamed tissue connecting muscle
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- tearTo pull apart
pull · torn muscle · ligament damage · RSI · overuse injury · stress fracture · tendinopathy · bursitis · shin splints · muscle fatigue
failure
Lack of success
- collapseSudden structural failure
- malfunctionFailure to operate properly
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
fracture · crack · deterioration · impairment · giving out · snapping · structural failure · system failure · mechanical failure · wear and tear
overexertion
Harmful excess of effort
grind · slog · workaholic · overcommitment · pushing limits · overreaching · no rest · relentless · driven · burning the candle
tension
Stretched or strained state
nervousness · tautness · overstretched · overburdened · maxed out · at breaking point · stretched thin · under pressure · cortisol · fight or flight
overstrainingresting
In a state of stillness
relaxing · taking it easy · slacking · coasting · underworking
overstrainingresting
In a state of stillness
recovering · recuperating · relaxing · recharging · unwinding
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