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overused

3 syllables
adjective
Quick answer

As an adjective, overused means used too much, or too often.

Meanings of overused

2 meanings

adjective

  1. Used too much, or too often

  2. of a wordphraseHackneyed or clichéd

    “Fowler accuses field of being overused.”

verb

Simple past tense and past participle of overuse

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usedconfusedaccusedrefusedabusedexcusedbruisedamusedfusedunusedinfusedmisuseddefusedbemusedcruiseddiffused

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