🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

과부하

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gwa buha

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Overload/ˈoʊ.vər.loʊd/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"전기 시스템이 과부하를 경험했습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An excessive load or burden.

    "The electrical system experienced an overload, causing a blackout."
As verb
  1. 1

    To load something beyond its capacity.

    "Do not overload the truck with more than it can carry."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'overload' is derived from the prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessive' and 'load' from Old English 'ladan', meaning 'to carry' or 'to burden'. It evolved in the late 19th century to describe a situation where something is burdened beyond its capacity.

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