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

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Example Sentences

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As a remedy for dizziness caused by overstudy, mixing mortar has no equal.

From The Mystery of The Barranca by Herman Whitaker

In general, it takes about a month or two of good, hard schooling and overstudy to put the child back on its feet after the Christmas rest at home.

From Love Conquers All by Gluyas Williams

His verses are grotesquely stilted, the obvious conjunction of biliousness and overstudy, and adapted to the taste of an era when the word female was still used as a substantive.

From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley

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

When the brain grows weary from overstudy, I seem to be in it.

From The Mind and Its Education by George Herbert Betts

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 gallant and cheery stoicism were already with him; and so perfect, if a trifle overstudied, was his style, that one already foresaw a new and charming essayist.

From Essays in Little by Andrew Lang

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

From Betty Wales Freshman by Edith K. Dunton

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

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

From Nancy of Paradise Cottage by Shirley Watkins

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