OVERUSE

overuse, overexploitation, overutilization, overutilisation

(noun) exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

overuse, overdrive

(verb) make use of too often or too extensively

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To use too much of.

Noun

overuse (uncountable)

excessive use

Anagrams

• oeuvres, Å“uvres

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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