overstudy
Americanverb (used with or without object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of overstudy
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In the early spring of 1822, the Paris doctors sent to Lower Normandy a young man just recovering from an inflammatory complaint, brought on by overstudy, or perhaps by excess of some other kind.
From The Deserted Woman by Ellen Marriage
Such delusions often come from overstudy, or too great mental emotion; and the medical worker in his closet and the Roman general in his tent may equally see a spirit.
From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman
"I don't think I shall overstudy to-night," announced Miriam, a little later, as she rose from the table.
From Grace Harlowe's Second Year at Overton College by Jessie Graham [pseud.] Flower
Talk to me about you losing your brain by overstudy!
From The Outdoor Chums The First Tour of the Rod, Gun and Camera Club by Quincy Allen
The faults are the faults of overstudy, the faults of correctness and maturity.
From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker
Could you give an example of a “flashy” species that’s potentially been overstudied or a “drab” bird that your research suggests is understudied because of this bias?
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
“Boredom isn’t an overstudied area like, you know, stress. Before I studied boredom, I studied anger, and that’s been studied so much that it became a bit boring.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2020
Two decades ago, few areas of art history seemed as exhausted, if not overstudied as late-19th-century French painting.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2018
They also disagree that the Hadza are overstudied, arguing that many teams are there only for a month or so and don't overlap much.
From Science Magazine ● May 17, 2018
His health had always been frail, and he overstudied in college, with the result that in the middle of his junior year he broke down altogether and was ill for a long time.
From The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos by Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude) Frey
She is always worrying herself to death for fear I'm overstudying.
From Nancy of Paradise Cottage by Shirley Watkins
I rubbed my eyes, and came to the conclusion that I'd been overstudying, and must be suffering from a delusion.
From The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life by Angela Brazil
Looks as if he had been—shall we say put up to overstudying his part.
From Scarhaven Keep by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher
The point is, it’s such a splendid antidote for overstudying.
From Betty Wales Freshman by Edith K. Dunton
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