overtask
Give too much work
To overtask is to burden with too much work or too many demands.
The word implies assigning more than someone can reasonably handle: The manager overtasked her team during the holiday rush.
One can overtask oneself by taking on excessive commitments.
The word is somewhat formal; overwork and overload are more common alternatives.
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- tirednessState of needing rest
- wearinessState of being drained
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- enervationLoss of vigor
debilitation · prostration · drained · depleted · spent · sapped · flagging · worn-out
Hard, boring work
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- grindCrush into particles
- slogLaborious persistent effort
- overexertionHarmful excess of effort
overextend · overcommit · workaholic · exploit · taskmaster · slave-driver · burden · overburden
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- depletionReduction of supply
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
apathy · detachment · disengagement · resignation · hopelessness · despondency · ennui · listlessness
Persistent apprehensive distress
- pressureForce upon contact
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strainExcessive stretching force
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
worry · nervousness · agitation · restlessness · edginess · irritability · overwhelmed · frazzled
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
enervation · debilitation · prostration · drained · depleted · spent · sapped · flagging · worn-out · frazzled
drudgery
Hard, boring work
overexertion · overextend · overcommit · workaholic · exploit · taskmaster · slave-driver · burden · overburden · overload
fatigue
Weariness from prolonged exertion
- depletionReduction of supply
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
cynicism · apathy · detachment · disengagement · resignation · hopelessness · despondency · ennui · listlessness · alienation
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
distress · worry · nervousness · agitation · restlessness · edginess · irritability · overwhelmed · frazzled · tense
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
deluged · bombarded · besieged · drowning · submerged · engulfed · buried · flooded · saturated · overcome
overtaskunderwork
Labor insufficiently
underload · spare · underutilize · relieve · lighten the load