Kuormittunut

Kuormittunut is a Finnish adjective meaning burdened, overloaded, or stressed. It derives from kuorma, load or burden, and describes a state in which someone or something carries a heavy load or is subject to strong demands. The term can refer to physical, mental, or systemic strain and is used in both everyday language and more specialized contexts.

In everyday language kuormittunut describes a person whose capacity is strained by workload, responsibilities, or emotional factors. Examples include statements like “Hän on kuormittunut viime aikoina,” indicating fatigue or stress. Related noun forms are kuormitus (load, burden) and kuormittaminen (burdening, loading), which are used to discuss causes and management of strain. Phrases such as “koko päivän kuormitus” or “liiallinen kuormitus” are common in discussions of well-being and work-life balance.

In professional and technical contexts the term is used more precisely. In work psychology and occupational health, työkkuormitus or työtehtävien kuormitus refers to the amount and difficulty of work tasks and the resulting stress. In information technology, kuormitettu järjestelmä or kuormitus denotes a system under heavy load, for example due to many users; kuormitustesti describes tests that simulate high demand to assess performance. In physiology, kuormitus can refer to physical load during exercise, describing stresses placed on the body during activity.

Related terms include kuorma (load), kuormittaa (to load or burden), kuormittaminen (burdening), and ylikuormitus (overload).