overanalyze

verb

over·an·a·lyze ˌō-vər-ˈa-nə-ˌlīz

overanalyzed; overanalyzing

transitive + intransitive

: to analyze (someone or something) excessively

… highlighting how being able to remember (and then overanalyze) past social situations can lead to distress.—

Kelsey Dallas

When winners feel doubt, they manage themselves—as fast as possible—away from the overwhelming tendency to hesitate, overthink, and overanalyze.—

Larry Weidel

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With a rematch at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday night, there isn’t much use in overanalyzing only the Penguins’ fourth regulation loss in the last 14 games. —

Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 But with Mars retrograde in your friendship sector, some social dynamics may feel strained — don’t overanalyze, just take it one step at a time. —

Dossé-Via Trenou, refinery29.com, 26 Dec. 2024 A lot of mundane daily work that, for the good of the league and sometimes to the detriment of its players, gets overanalyzed each August. —

Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024 Refuse to let your mind overanalyze situations or cause problems that can influence your reputation or productivity. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for overanalyze