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overload

[oh-ver-lohd, oh-ver-lohd]

verb (used with object)

  1. to load to excess; overburden.

    Don't overload the raft or it will sink.



noun

  1. an excessive load.

overload

verb

  1. (tr) to put too large a load on or in

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an excessive load

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overload1

First recorded in 1545–55; over- + load
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In response, the Kremlin said Trump was showing signs of "emotional overload".

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A Russian spokesperson said that Trump is suffering from "emotional overload."

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After the latest attacks, Trump wrote on Truth Social that "something has happened" to Putin, which the Kremlin said were comments made "connected to an emotional overload".

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But with the right safeguards, some feel chatbots could be a useful stopgap in an overloaded mental health system.

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A person has died after a small "overloaded" boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities have said.

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