overusing

Verb

overuse (third-person singular simple present overuses, present participle overusing, simple past and past participle overused)

1. (transitive) To use too much of (something); to use (it) too often.
   • Another group argues that the diagnosis is being overused and that many of the diagnosed cases are iatrogenic, or unintentionally shaped or caused by the practitioner2003, Michael L. Raulin, Abnormal Psychology, Pearson Education, Inc., page 494

   Synonyms:

   overwork

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