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overthinking

vb. (present participle of overthink English)

Usage examples of "overthinking".

So s/he reasonedcorrectly, it seemedthat Selar would spend so much time overthinking and analyzing the situation that she would be vulnerable to attacks that bordered on the arbitrary.

So s/he reasoned—correctly, it seemed—that Selar would spend so much time overthinking and analyzing the situation that she would be vulnerable to attacks that bordered on the arbitrary.

Of course, it could just be something straightforward and simple and we’re overthinking it.

It's kind of like overthinking someone—you would have to be a telepath to truly understand.