tr.v., -used, -us·ing, -us·es.

To use to excess.

n. (ō'vər-yūs')

Excessive use.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
  Synonyms: overexploitation, overutilization, overutilisation

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The verb overuse has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make use of too often or too extensively
  Synonym: overdrive

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - overbenytte, udnytte
n. - overbenyttelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
te veel gebruiken, overmatig gebruik

Français (French)
v. tr. - trop se servir de (d'une machine), abuser de
n. - abus, utilisation excessive

Deutsch (German)
v. - zu oft verwenden
n. - zu häufiger Gebrauch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κάνω υπερβολική χρήση
n. - υπερβολική χρήση

Italiano (Italian)
abusare, abuso

Português (Portuguese)
v. - utilizar em excesso
n. - uso excessivo

Русский (Russian)
злоупотреблять, злоупотребление

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - usar excesivamente
n. - uso excesivo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - använda mer än nödvändigt
n. - överutnyttjande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
使用过度, 过度使用, 任意驱使

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使用過度
n. - 過度使用, 任意驅使

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 남용하다
n. - 남용, 혹사

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 使いすぎる
n. - 使いすぎ, 酷使

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفرط في الاستعمال, يبلي (الاسم) فرط الاستعمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮עשה שימוש יתר ב-, ניצל‬
n. - ‮שימוש-יתר‬

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