overstudy

[ verb oh-ver-stuhd-ee; noun oh-ver-stuhd-ee ]

verb (used with or without object),o·ver·stud·ied, o·ver·stud·y·ing.
  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.

noun
  1. excessive study.

Origin of overstudy

1
First recorded in 1635–45; over- + study

Words Nearby overstudy

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How to use overstudy in a sentence

  • overstudy in school, poor blood, poor nourishment are always accompanied by inability to sleep soundly.

  • I knew one girl, supposed to be a very fine student, and to have brought on "fits" by overstudy, while away at school.

  • When Hollister was eighteen years old he had been briefly troubled by an affliction of his eyes brought on from overstudy.

    The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • But there is not much danger that many young people nowadays will die of overstudy.

    Mostly Mary | Mary Edward Feehan
  • "I don't think I shall overstudy to-night," announced Miriam, a little later, as she rose from the table.