overstudy

American  

[oh-ver-stuhd-ee, oh-ver-stuhd-ee] / ˌoʊ vərˈstʌd i, ˈoʊ vərˌstʌd i /

verb (used with or without object)

overstudied, overstudying

1. to study too much or too hard (sometimes used reflexively).

   to overstudy a letter for hidden meanings; to overstudy to the point of exhaustion; to overstudy oneself and forget half of what has been read.

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noun

1. excessive study.

Etymology

Origin of overstudy

First recorded in 1635–45; over- + study

Example Sentences

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It is through their effect upon the nervous system that worry, overstudy, undue excitement, and dissipation cause disturbances of the heart.

From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Walters, Francis M.

A severe attack of fever, brought on by overstudy, immediately after Katherine's marriage, prevented Bertie Payne from carrying out his missionary scheme.

From A Crooked Path A Novel by Alexander, Mrs.

Blake stared up at him, blear-eyed with overstudy and loss of sleep.

From Out of the Primitive by Bennet, Robert Ames

"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 Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

Mrs. Gray had gone through this same conversation every year since any of the girls could remember, and never failed to caution the head girl not to overstudy.

From Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School The Merry Doings of the Oakdale Freshmen Girls by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

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

His tangy, toothsome, yet overstudied works occupy two airy galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2022

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

Folks said he overstudied, and that was the reason he was took crazy the year after Luella married, but I don't know.

From The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

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 Brazil, Angela

The point is, it’s such a splendid antidote for overstudying.

From Betty Wales Freshman by Dunton, Edith K.

She is always worrying herself to death for fear I'm overstudying.

From Nancy of Paradise Cottage by Watkins, Shirley

Looks as if he had been—shall we say put up to overstudying his part.

From Scarhaven Keep by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)