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Belabouring: meaning, definitions and examples

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belabouring

 

[ bɪˈleɪbərɪŋ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

overemphasizing work

Belabouring refers to the act of discussing or explaining something in excessive detail or to reiterate a point to the point of exhaustion. It often implies a sense of beating a subject to death, making it tiresome or redundant.

Synonyms

dwelling, expounding, overemphasizing, reiterating

Examples of usage

  • He spent hours belabouring his point during the meeting.
  • The professor belaboured the topic, leaving the students exhausted.
  • Stop belabouring the issue; we got the message.
  • She belaboured the main argument, repeating it multiple times.

Translations

Translations of the word "belabouring" in other languages:

🇵🇹 trabalhar arduamente

🇮🇳 कड़ी मेहनत करना

🇩🇪 mühen

🇮🇩 bekerja keras

🇺🇦 працювати важко

🇵🇱 harować

🇯🇵 骨折りする

🇫🇷 travailler dur

🇪🇸 trabajar arduamente

🇹🇷 çalışmak

🇰🇷 열심히 일하다

🇸🇦 العمل الشاق

🇨🇿 usilovat

🇸🇰 usilovať

🇨🇳 努力工作

🇸🇮 trdo delati

🇮🇸 vinna hörðum höndum

🇰🇿 көп жұмыс істеу

🇬🇪 მუშაობა

🇦🇿 çox çalışmaq

🇲🇽 trabajar duro

Etymology

The term 'belabour' originates from the combination of 'be-' as a prefix, which indicates around or about, and 'labour', which comes from the Latin 'labor', meaning work or toil. The word 'labour' is rooted in the Old French 'laborer', from 'labor', which refers to physical or mental effort. Thus, 'belabour' implies the act of strenuously and perhaps unnecessarily working over a point or topic. The shift in usage has evolved in more contemporary language to express the concept of excessively detailing or discussing a subject to the point where it becomes tiresome for the audience. This is common in various fields such as politics, academia, and the workplace. The element of redundancy is also often implied in its modern use.

Word Frequency Rank

At position #40,289, this word is among the less frequently used terms in English. While interesting to know, it's not crucial for most English learners unless needed for specific purposes.