1. to give someone or something too much work, responsibility, or stress to handle

1. an excessive load, responsibility, or amount of work
2. rock and soil that lies above a mineral deposit or coal seam
Usage: geology; mining

Examples

• The new regulations will overburden small businesses with paperwork.
• Don’t overburden yourself with too many commitments.
• The heavy workload created an overburden for the entire team.
• Rising costs became an overburden for many families.
• Miners must remove the overburden before reaching the coal.
• The overburden was carefully stripped away to expose the ore deposit.
• She felt overburdened by her responsibilities at work and home.