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to overconcentrate

to overconcentrate

7.7
Give too much attention to one thing and ignore others
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈkɒn.sən.treɪt/
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  • Problems occur when managers overconcentrate on daily issues to the detriment of long-range planning.

Examples

  • When working on projects, it's important not to overconcentrate on minor details and miss the bigger picture.

  • Many students tend to overconcentrate on exam grades and neglect their overall learning experience.

  • If you overconcentrate on one area of your life, such as work, other important aspects, like health, may suffer.

Synonyms

to overthink
vsto overconcentrate
33 4.9

To think about something too much so you cannot decide or act

focuses attention, effort, or thought excessively, harming other areas
to obsess about
vsto overconcentrate
26 6.0

Think too much about something so you feel unhappy

involves excessive focused attention or energy that reduces balance
to think too much
vsto overconcentrate
  • Informal
22 5.5

To worry a lot about something and have trouble deciding

puts excessive overall focus or effort on one thing, hurting others
to overemphasize
vsto overconcentrate
8 5.5

Treat something as more important than it should be

means focusing attention or effort too much on one aspect instead of balancing
to overanalyze
vsto overconcentrate
  • US
7 6.5

To think too much about something so it becomes confusing and stops you from acting

concentrates attention or effort so much that other areas suffer
to get stuck on
vsto overconcentrate
2 5.4

To keep thinking about a small detail and not move forward

applies when attention or effort becomes overly concentrated and harmful
to overstress
vsto overconcentrate
1 5.8

To give something too much importance

refers to concentrating attention or effort so other parts are neglected
to overweight
vsto overconcentrate
1 6.7

Give too much importance to something when judging

is about overconcentrating attention or resources on certain elements, reducing balance
to overinvest
vsto overconcentrate
1 6.6

To give too much emotional energy to someone or something

describes excessive focus of attention and resources that harms other areas
to overindex on
vsto overconcentrate
  • Jargon
8.9

To pay too much attention to one thing and ignore others

describes excessive concentration of attention or resources on one area

Antonyms

to disperse
104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

to broaden
92 3.9

To make or become wider and include more things

to diversify
63 5.3

To add different kinds of products or activities to reduce risk

How Focused

to overconcentrate
7.7
to obsess
304 5.5
to fixate
46 7.0
to concentrate
561 3.4
to attend
169 2.7

Surface Forms

overconcentrate infinitive
overconcentrated past
overconcentrated past participle
overconcentrating present participle
overconcentrates third person singular

Morphology

overconcentrate = concentrate (transparent) = over + concentrate

The prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessively' combines straightforwardly with 'concentrate' meaning 'focus', yielding an easily inferable sense of focusing too much.

Etymology

Overconcentrate is made of over- ('too much') and concentrate ('to bring to a center', like when you focus attention on one thing). So, to overconcentrate (in thinking or work) is to put too much attention or effort on one thing and ignore other parts.