overstrains
Taxes beyond capacity
Overstrains is the third-person singular of overstrain, meaning to push something or someone beyond safe limits of exertion.
A runner overstrains a muscle by pushing too hard.
A manager overstrains staff with unrealistic deadlines.
The word applies to physical, mental, or systemic stress: The surge in demand overstrains the power grid.
Ligament stretch injury
- tearTo pull apart
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- pullForce toward oneself
- tendinitisInflamed tissue joining muscle to bone
muscle · ligament · injury · damage · inflammation · swelling · overextension · overuse
Pressure, mental or vocal
- loadCarried weight or burden
- tensionStretched or strained state
- fractureSplit in hard material
- failureLack of success
rupture · fatigue · wear · capacity · threshold · tolerance · breaking point · structural
Chronic occupational depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- depletionReduction of supply
- wearinessState of being drained
- drainedEmptied of resources
enervation · collapse · prostration · debilitation · lethargy · spent · sapped · exhausted
Persistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- pressureForce upon contact
- worryTroubled mental state
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
agitation · overwhelm · restlessness · unease · apprehension · turmoil · taxed · burdened
Work beyond scheduled hours
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- grindCrush into particles
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- overcommitmentPromising beyond one's capacity
overload · workload · slog · push · demanding · relentless · grueling · deadline
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
tendinitis · muscle · ligament · injury · damage · inflammation · swelling · overextension · overuse · repetitive
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
failure · rupture · fatigue · wear · capacity · threshold · tolerance · breaking point · structural · material
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
drained · enervation · collapse · prostration · debilitation · lethargy · spent · sapped · exhausted · overtaxed
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
nervousness · agitation · overwhelm · restlessness · unease · apprehension · turmoil · taxed · burdened · mental load
overtime
Work beyond scheduled hours
- workaholicCompulsive labor addict
- grindCrush into particles
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
overcommitment · overload · workload · slog · push · demanding · relentless · grueling · deadline · crunch
overstrainsslacks
Informal leg garments
loafs · coasts · idles · takes it easy · holds back
overstrainsrests
Ceases work temporarily
recovers · recuperates · relaxes · takes a break · unwinds