Usually means: Death from excessive work stress.
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  1. karoshi: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. karoshi: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Karoshi, karoshi: Wordnik
  4. karoshi: Wiktionary
  5. karoshi: Dictionary.com
  6. Karoshi (disambiguation), Karoshi (operating system), Karoshi (video game), Karoshi: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. karoshi: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. karoshi: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. Karoshi: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (karoshi)

▸ noun:  Death, such as from heart attack or stroke, brought on by overwork or job-related stress.

Similar:
heart attack, hara-kiri, fatality, death, hari-kari, harakiri, burnout, deathmaking, harikiri, death throe, more...

Opposite:
leisure, work-life balance, rest, relaxation

Types:
death from overwork, death from burnout, more...

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Similar:
heart attack, hara-kiri, fatality, death, hari-kari, harakiri, burnout, deathmaking, harikiri, death throe, more...

Opposite:
leisure, work-life balance, rest, relaxation

Types:
death from overwork, death from burnout, more...



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