Definitions
to spend to much time considering something and thus reach the wrong conclusion
Word origin
From Middle English *overthenken, *overthenchen (compare Middle English overthinken (“to grieve; have regrets; be sorry; be anxious”)), from Old English oferþenċan (“to think over; consider”), equivalent to over- + think.
Used in a sentence
“But when I dred that wou'd not work, I overthought me of a Wile How I might at my leisure lurk, My graceless Guardain to beguile.”
“Don't overthink the problem. It's not that difficult.”
“So to think of self as not to overthink — to think of yourself with sober, moral judgment.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Analyze excessively”9 letters
02“Dwell too much”9 letters
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