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noun
- excessive work
- 1878: Phosphorus in functional disorders of the nervous system, induced by and other influences incidental to modern life - Various disordered conditions consequent upon , which are characteristic of modern civilisation.
- 1996: Wilkie Au, Urgings of the Heart: A Spirituality of Integration - When it comes to , denial looms large.
- 2003: Ernie J Zelinski, Joy of Not Working: A Book for the Retired, Unemployed, and Overworked - The Japanese term for sudden death from .
verb
- (transitive) To make someone work too hard.
- (intransitive) To work too hard.
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