1. to give someone or something too much work, responsibility, or stress to handle
Usage: third person singular present tense

1. excessive loads, burdens, or responsibilities
Usage: plural form
2. rock and soil that must be removed to reach mineral deposits
Usage: plural form; mining terminology

Examples

• The new project overburdens an already stressed team.
• She overburdens herself with too many commitments.
• The heavy workload overburdens the small staff.
• Financial overburdens forced the company to downsize.
• The miners removed tons of overburdens before reaching the coal.
• Environmental regulations limit how overburdens can be disposed of.
• The family struggles under multiple overburdens this year.