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overburden.

To overload or overtax.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌəʊ̯vəˈbɜːdn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˌoʊvɚˈbɝdn̩/Canada, General-American/ˌəʉ̯vəˈbɜːdn̩/Australia[ˌɐʉ̯.vɐˈbɜːdn̩]Australia
  1. To overload or overtax.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English burden English overburden From over- + burden.

noun/ˈəʊ̯vəˌbɜːdn̩/Received-Pronunciation/ˈoʊvɚˌbɝdn̩/Canada, General-American/ˈəʉ̯vəˌbɜːdn̩/Australia[ˈɐʉ̯.vɐˌbɜːdn̩]Australia
  1. The rock and subsoil that lies above a mineral deposit such as a coal seam, or any other underground feature.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A sterile stratum that lies above the stratum being investigated.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English burden English overburden From over- + burden.

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