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Vinony

overthink

verb

  1. think about too much
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-West Germanic *þankijan Old English þenċan Middle English thinken English think English overthink From over- + think.

  1. To think or analyze too much.

    “Don't overthink the problem. It's not that difficult.”

  2. To think too highly (of); overestimate

    “So to think of self as not to overthink — to think of yourself with sober, moral judgment.”