overload
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vərˈloʊd; noun
2.
an excessive load.
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| overload | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to put too large a load on or in |
| —n | |
| 2. | an excessive load |
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Word Origin & History
overload
1553, "to load with too great a burden," from over + load (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1645; of electrical current, from 1904.
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Example sentences
Without this system, we'd be drowned in a sensory overload.
Due to pressure overload size of the heart increases known as hypertrophy of left ventricle.
The sheer visual overload of a good bait ball is difficult to describe.
Take a break from pumpkin overload and light up a sweet rose-smelling scent instead.
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