Overuse

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  overuse \overuse\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*[=u]s"), n.
     Excessive use.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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