overanalysis

noun

over·​anal·​y·​sis ˌō-vər-ə-ˈna-lə-səs 

plural overanalyses ˌō-vər-ə-ˈna-lə-ˌsēz 

: excessive analysis

overanalysis of a small problem that obstructed the real issues

He's a man of lists and overanalysis; he sweats the details.

—Jason Feifer

… citing the old saw about overanalysis leading to paralysis.

—Dan Brown and Patrick Maloney

Examples of overanalysis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Let the overanalysis begin! —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 18 Apr. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above