overanalyzing
/ˌoʊvərˈænəlaɪzɪŋ/
noun
- The act of thinking about something too much or in too much detail, often causing confusion or stress.
- His overanalyzing of every text message made him anxious about his friendships.
- Overanalyzing a simple decision can lead to wasted time and frustration.
- She realized her overanalyzing of the test results was unnecessary because everything was fine.
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verb
- To think about something too much or in too much detail, often making it more complicated than it needs to be.
- If you overanalyze every move in chess, you might run out of time on the clock.
- He tends to overanalyze movie plots and misses the simple enjoyment of the story.
- Try not to overanalyze your partner's tone of voice; they probably just had a long day.
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