Meaning & use
Overloaded
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Carrying, containing, or dealing with more than is reasonable, safe, or manageable.
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The overloaded truck struggled to climb the steep hill.
Her schedule was so overloaded that she barely had time to eat lunch.
A note on using this word
Widely used in engineering to describe circuits or systems pushed beyond safe capacity, as well as figuratively for people or schedules.
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overburdenedoverwhelmed
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