/ Dictionary / Index O overburden: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: o•ver•bur•den Pronunciation: (v.ō"vur-bûr'dnn.ō'vur-bûr"dn), [key] — v.t. to load with too great a burden; overload: He was overburdened with cares. —n. an excessive burden. Also calledwaste earth and rock covering a mineral deposit. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: overburden (Thesaurus) overbuild overburdensome Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language