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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns;
[syn: overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisation]


VERB (1)

1. make use of too often or too extensively;
[syn: overuse, overdrive]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

overuse \overuse\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*[=u]s"), n. Excessive use. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

overuse \o`ver*use"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*[=u]z"), v. t. To use excessively; to use too often; as, scientists tend to overuse technical terms. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

overuse n 1: exploitation to the point of diminishing returns [syn: overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisation] v 1: make use of too often or too extensively [syn: overuse, overdrive]