overthink

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈθɪŋk/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈθɪŋk/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to spend too much time thinking about something, often making the situation more complicated than it needs to be

You might make a mistake if you overthink the simple task.

translation

v. to spend too much time thinking about something, often making the situation more complicated than it needs to be

Word Forms

3rd Present overthinks
Past overthought
Perfect overthought
Progressive overthinking