Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overanalyze

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: over-an-a-lyze
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To analyze too much or in too much detail.

Transitive 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- English analyze English overanalyze From over- + analyze.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

overanalyzes (present, singular) overanalyzing (participle, present) overanalyzed (participle, past) overanalyzed (past)

Antonyms

underanalyze

Questions

What does overanalyze mean?: To analyze too much or in too much detail.
Where does overanalyze come from?: 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- English analyze English overanalyze From over- + analyze.

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