overintellectualize
verb
over·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ize
ˌō-vər-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wə-ˌlīz 
-chə-ˌlīz,
-shwə-ˌlīz,
-chü(-ə)-ˌlīz
overintellectualized; overintellectualizing
: to intellectualize (something) to an excessive degree
tends to overintellectualize emotions
What drives us food writers to overthink and overintellectualize what is, in essence, a plastic cup of sugar and ice?—
Kevin Pang
Kevin Pang
overintellectualization
noun
plural overintellectualizations
… the overintellectualization of wine, the fussiness, the obsessiveness with silly adjectives …
—Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds
After all my overintellectualizations on addictions, how corny that the answer's been one infomercial away.
—Susan Shapiro
Susan Shapiro
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Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.
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“Overintellectualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overintellectualize. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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