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overload
This term carries a heavy sense of breaking points and systemic failure. It describes the precise moment when a capacity limit is exceeded, leading to a crash or a shutdown. In technical environments, it refers to physical or digital limits, such as voltage in a wire or data in a processor. In psychological contexts, it describes a state of mental paralysis. When a person is overloaded, they are not just busy, but are incapable of processing further input, creating a feeling of being frozen or overwhelmed by an unsustainable volume of demands.
Countable when referring to a specific instance of failure (an overload). Uncountable when referring to the general state of being burdened (too much overload).