overburdened
Adjective: 1. Carrying too heavy a load or burden: Describes a person, system, or thing that is burdened with an excessive amount of work, responsibility, or care, to the point of strain or difficulty in functioning effectively.
The adjective "overburdened" is used to describe a state of being overwhelmed by excessive demands. It typically modifies nouns referring to people (e.g., workers, parents) or systems (e.g., infrastructure, services). It describes a condition, not an action.
- The overburdened teacher struggled to grade all the assignments before the deadline.
- The city's overburdened public transportation system frequently breaks down.
- She felt overburdened by the dual pressures of her career and family obligations.
- An overburdened healthcare system cannot provide optimal care to all patients.
- "to be overburdened with/by something": This is the most common construction, specifying the source of the excessive burden.
- The manager was overburdened with administrative tasks.
- The community is overburdened by debt.
- Overburden (verb): To load with too great a burden or charge.
- The new regulations will overburden small businesses.
- Burdened (adjective): Carrying a load or weight, but not necessarily to an excessive degree. "Overburdened" is an intensified form.
- Overloaded (adjective): Similar to "overburdened," but often used for physical loads or technical systems (e.g., circuits, schedules).
- Overloaded
- Overwhelmed
- Overworked
- Weighed down
- Strained
- Swamped
- Unburdened
- Relieved
- Unencumbered
- Underutilized
While "overburdened" itself is not typically part of phrasal verbs or idioms, it is central to describing the state resulting from common expressions: - "to be snowed under": To be overwhelmed with a large amount of work. - The team was snowed under with requests, leaving them feeling completely overburdened. - "to have too much on one's plate": To have too many tasks or responsibilities. - With the new project, he has too much on his plate and is becoming overburdened.
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heavily burdened with work or cares
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bowed down with troubles
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found himself loaded down with responsibilities
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overburdened social workers
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weighed down with cares
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