over-use

verb

1. to use excessively

noun

1. excessive use

Example Sentences

But I never used “awesome,” which has been ruined by over-use, to the point where it now means nothing more than OK.

From The Daily Beast

Thus it is that over-use, in sports and games, of the muscles of shoulder and chest, occasions atrophy of mammary glands.

From Project Gutenberg

Developing creatures should never be allowed to over-use function or faculty.

From Project Gutenberg

It is liable to traumatic affections from a fall on the shoulder, pressure, or over-use of the limb.

From Project Gutenberg

Some people suggest by the over-use of head tones that they depend altogether on what they know to achieve success.

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The unskillful over-use of head tones may ruin a salesman's best opportunity to gain a coveted object.

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