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overanalysis

overanalysis

1 7.1
Thinking too much about something and making it more complicated than necessary
  • noun
  • /ˌoʊvərəˈnælɪsɪs/
translation icon : sobreanálisis

Examples

  • Overanalysis plagues our strategies as the end draws near.

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  • Some of your own inferences at least verge on overanalysis, but I can see where you're coming from based on the data.

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  • As far as I'm concerned, the polling denialism and the most frantic reactions to the polls are, more or less, equal and opposite overanalysis.

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  • Avoiding overanalysis can help you make quicker and more effective decisions.

  • His tendency toward overanalysis made it difficult for him to complete even small tasks.

  • Too much overanalysis can complicate even the simplest of situations.

Synonyms

overinterpretation
vsoveranalysis
1 9.0

To give a fact or result more meaning than it really has

is general excessive examination that makes things more complicated rather than only interpreting
overreading
vsoveranalysis
  • Literature
7.6

Interpreting a text or event with too much detail and imagination

is general excessive examination rather than a fanciful reading
overrefinement
vsoveranalysis
9.3

An action that makes an idea or text too complex and changes its original meaning

is broad excessive examination that complicates rather than focusing only on interpretation

Antonyms

simplicity
63 1.7

Being easy to understand and not complicated

How Much

overanalysis
1 7.1
analysis
∞ 3.4

Surface Forms

overanalysis singular
overanalyses plural

Morphology

overanalysis = analysis (transparent) = over + analysis

The productive prefix 'over-' meaning 'excessive' combines with the noun 'analysis' to yield 'excessive analysis', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Overanalysis starts with over- meaning 'too much' and the part analysis meaning 'looking closely at parts'. So, overanalysis is when you study or think about something so much that you make it more confusing or stop yourself from deciding.