overload

pronunciation

How to pronounce overload in British English: UK [ˌəʊvəˈləʊd , ˈəʊvələʊd]word uk audio image

How to pronounce overload in American English: US [ˌoʊvərˈloʊd , ˈoʊvərloʊd] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    an electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
    an excessive burden
  • Verb:
    become overloaded
    fill to excess so that function is impaired
    place too much a load on

Word Origin

overload (v.)
1550s, "to place too great a burden on," from over- + load (v.). Intransitive sense from 1961. Related: Overloaded; overloading. The noun is attested from 1640s; of electrical current, from 1904. Middle English had overlade (v.) in this sense.

Example

1. Third , overload can also make workers less productive .
2. It 's another case of information overload .
3. Multi-tasking and information overload are the enemies of effective learning .
4. Information overload is a plague .
5. Can images stop data overload ?

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