noun
overwork; working too much
Refers to the state or act of working excessively, often with negative health or lifestyle connotations.
働きすぎで体を壊した。
I ruined my health from overwork.
働きすぎはよくない。
Overwork is not good.
過労 is a more formal or medical term for overwork or excessive fatigue, often used in contexts like 過労死 (death from overwork). 働きすぎ is a more everyday, descriptive term.
Compound of 働き (the continuative form of 働く 'to work') + すぎ (the continuative form of 過ぎる 'to exceed'), literally 'working too much'.