overanalysis

An analysis carried too far; the act or process of overanalyzing.

Noun

  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:

Origin

From over- + analysis.

Forms

overanalyses