overthink
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== English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
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.
==== Verb ====
overthink (third-person singular simple present overthinks, present participle overthinking, simple past and past participle overthought)
(archaic) To think about; think over
Synonyms: bethink, mull, quander; see also Thesaurus:ponder
=== Etymology 2 ===
From over- + think.
==== Verb ====
overthink (third-person singular simple present overthinks, present participle overthinking, simple past and past participle overthought)
To think or analyze too much.
Antonym: underthink
(rare) To think too highly (of); overestimate
Synonyms: overapproximate, overstate; see also Thesaurus:overestimate
Antonyms: understate; see also Thesaurus:underestimate
===== Derived terms =====
===== Descendants =====
→⇒ Turkish: overthinklemek
===== Translations =====
=== Anagrams ===
think over