overuse

English Thesaurus

1. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns (noun.act)

hypernym	:	development, exploitation,
definition	:	the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful (noun.act)

2. make use of too often or too extensively (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize,
definition	:	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose (verb.consumption)

3. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns (noun.act)

derivation	:	overdrive, overuse,
definition	:	make use of too often or too extensively (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	overexploit,
definition	:	exploit excessively (verb.consumption)

4. make use of too often or too extensively (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization,
definition	:	exploitation to the point of diminishing returns (noun.act)

5. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns (noun.act)

derivation	:	overdrive, overuse,
definition	:	make use of too often or too extensively (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	overexploit,
definition	:	exploit excessively (verb.consumption)

6. make use of too often or too extensively (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization,
definition	:	exploitation to the point of diminishing returns (noun.act)