outask

/ˈaʊtæsk/

Definitions

1. verb

to give more work or tasks to someone than they can handle

“She felt overwhelmed and said her manager had outasked her with too many projects.”

2. noun

a situation in which someone has more work or tasks than they can handle

“The heavy workload put her in an outask situation, and she needed help from her colleagues.”

Synonyms

  • overburden
  • overwhelm

Antonyms

  • undertask
  • underutilize