overextension

NOUN

breaking point

Synonyms

WEAK

overstrain snapping point spreading too thin tension

NOUN

hyperinflation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

devaluation

WEAK

run-away inflation wheelbarrow economics

NOUN

stress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agony anxiety burden crunch fear hardship hassle heat intensity nervousness strain tension trauma worry

STRONG

affliction alarm albatross apprehensiveness clutch disquiet disquietude distention draw dread expectancy extension fearfulness ferment flutter force impatience misgiving mistrust oppression passion protraction pull restlessness spring stretch tautness tenseness tensity tightness traction trepidation trial urgency

WEAK

nervous tension

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmness ease happiness health help peace relief

STRONG

calm certainty confidence contentedness trust

WEAK

ignorance indifference relaxation unimportance

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Overextension — or taking on more debt than you can afford — is one of the biggest risks of using buy now, pay later, partly because of the delayed payment structure.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2023

Overextension might be part of the problem, too.

From US News • Aug. 19, 2015

Overextension and the collapse of the California housing boom started his downfall in the mid-'60s, and creditors moved in to depose him in April 1968.

From Time Magazine Archive

overextension

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