overuse

[ verb oh-ver-yooz; noun oh-ver-yoos ]

/ verb ˌoʊ vərˈyuz; noun ˈoʊ vərˈyus /

to use too much or too often: to overuse an expression.

excessive use: to strain one's voice through overuse.

Origin of overuse

First recorded in 1670–80; over- + use

Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.

How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models |Carrie Arnold |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Overuse of the word "interesting" reflects the cynical tastes of an information-rich audience.

Zany, Cute, Interesting: What the Words We Use Say About Us |Benjamin Lytal |October 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Our Bodies, Ourselves remains theoretically feminist, of course—even if there is a conscious effort made not to overuse the word.

The Sex Book That Hit the Spot |Jessica Bennett |September 30, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Instead of creating safer births and healthier moms and babies, our overuse of technology has caused a host of problems.

Doctors Need Midwives: Ina May Gaskin on the U.S. Maternity-Care Crisis |Ina May Gaskin |May 5, 2011 |DAILY BEAST

Your back is starting to ache, fingers locking up from overuse, and right now you truly appreciate the cheesesteak.

The Perfect Cheesesteak |Tom McAllister |May 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I lowed he was a bit out o temper with the knife; an it did look sort o foul sir, along o overuse an neglect.

Every Man for Himself |Norman Duncan
A great cause of ill health is overuse of sugar in concentrated form, candy, etc., especially by the sedentary.

How to Live |Irving Fisher and Eugene Fisk
Find synonyms for words which you have a tendency to overuse.

The Style Book of The Detroit News |The Detroit News
And, not content with this overuse of one particular type of judgment, our critics claim its monopoly.

Essays in Radical Empiricism |William James
This is a "novicy" kind of diction in which the would-be forcible writer defeats his object by the overuse of expletives.

The Verbalist |Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)