働(はたら)き過(す)ぎ はたらきすぎ noun overwork; working too much work 1. overwork; working too hard The state of working too much or too hard. Formed from 働(はたら)く (to work) plus the suffix 〜過(す)ぎ (excess, too much). 働(はたら)き過(す)ぎは体(からだ)に悪(わる)い。🔊 Overwork is bad for your health. 最近(さいきん)、働(はたら)き過(す)ぎで疲(つか)れている。🔊 Lately I'm tired from working too much. 働(はたら)き過(す)ぎが原因(げんいん)で倒(たお)れる人(ひと)もいる。🔊 Some people collapse because of overwork. Composed of 働(はたら)く (to work) plus the suffix 〜過(す)ぎ, which attaches to verb stems to mean 'doing too much'.Common collocations働(はたら)き過(す)ぎで倒(たお)れる: to collapse from overwork働(はたら)き過(す)ぎを防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent overworkRelated words過労(かろう): overwork — more clinical and formal, as in 過労死(かろうし) (death from overwork)食(た)べ過(す)ぎ: overeating — the same 〜過(す)ぎ pattern Related Words Related: 過労(かろう) (overwork) Related: 食(た)べ過(す)ぎ (overeating) general Added 2026.5.27 12:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02 28000/28202_hatarakisugi