to overanalyze
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6.5
- verb
- /ˌoʊvərˈænəˌlaɪz/
- US
:
sobreanalizar
- Warnings: Try not to overanalyze what you are seeing, as there can often be a number of reasons for behavior.
- overanalyze things
- overanalyze stuff
- just overanalyze
And I might be tempted to overanalyze if it feels like there's not communication happening.
- And I might be tempted to overanalyze if it feels like there's not communication happening.
- But that can also be sort of a crippling feeling to overanalyze yourself in relation to other people.
- Try not to overanalyze and overthink.
- You know, when I when I sit down and do these videos, I sometimes overthink and overanalyze and wonder how I need to convey these messages to you.
- Although I think maybe I would overanalyze potentially.
Examples
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Ms. D is likely to overanalyze her emotions and the situation.
Academic text (2007) -
My tentative efforts were being overanalyzed, and I just needed space and time to get a feel for what to do.
Academic text (2014) -
I, like many of you, easily doubt and overanalyze everything, including relationships.
Blog text (25) -
With all due respect, I have to say that some people on this site overanalyze things.
Blog text (30) -
You will completely overanalyze the comments that people make.
Blog text (5) -
Try not to overanalyze and overthink.
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I feel like a lot of us just tend to overanalyze and overthink everything that occurs.
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Yet, the funny thing happened: they did call, and I didn't have to freak out and overanalyze.
Blog text (2) -
And I might be tempted to overanalyze if it feels like there's not communication happening.
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When she started to overanalyze the situation, it made her more anxious than before.
Synonyms
33
4.9
To think about something too much so you cannot decide or act
26
6.0
Think too much about something so you feel unhappy
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5.5
To worry a lot about something and have trouble deciding
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Etymology
The word overanalyze starts with over-, which means 'too much', and the rest analyze means 'to break something into parts to understand it'. So to overanalyze is to study or think about something 'too much' until it becomes confusing or not useful.