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overanalysis

overanalysis noun: an analysis carried too far; the act or process of overanalyzing.

Noun

overanalysis (plural overanalyses)

  1. An analysis carried too far; the act or process of overanalyzing.
    • He said he felt better now, but overanalysis has hurt him before.2007 March 15, Tyler Kepner, “Yanks’ Mientkiewicz Is Most Proud of Making Twins a Winner”, in New York Times

Forms of overanalysis

pluraloveranalyses

Origin of overanalysis

From over- + analysis.

Questions about overanalysis

What does overanalysis mean?
Overanalysis means an analysis carried too far; the act or process of overanalyzing.
What part of speech is overanalysis?
Overanalysis is a noun.
What is the plural of overanalysis?
The plural of overanalysis is overanalyses.

Words near overanalysis in the dictionary

  1. overanaesthetizing
  2. overanalyse
  3. overanalysed
  4. overanalyses
  5. overanalysing
  6. overanalysis
  7. overanalytical
  8. overanalytically
  9. overanalyze
  10. overanalyzed
  11. overanalyzes

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