overintellectualize

This is a disparate bunch; as Mr. Goldhill quips, "To be four Jews on a train would have the structure of a joke . . . but you could guarantee that one of us at least would always be depressed and overintellectualize the occasion."

Modern Reliquaries Eric Ormsby 2012

I say "simply" because there is a tendency to overintellectualize our task or to throw up our hands in despair.

Raising Cain On Values 2008

Mr. Obama has a tendency to overintellectualize and to lecture, befitting his training as a lawyer and law professor.

In anticipation of Friday's debate, the NYT sizes up Obama and McCain. Ann Althouse 2008

It's weird, but Obama's strengths can morph into weaknesses during lectern combat: "Obama has a tendency to overintellectualize and to lecture, befitting his training as a lawyer and law professor," notes the article, and "he tends to the earnest and humorless when audiences seem to crave passion and personality."

Ari Melber: No He Can't: Obama's Real Debate Problem 2008

Democrats, as an institution, overintellectualize and overexplain a lot.

Firedoglake » To Biscuit or Not to Biscuit? 2006

One reason for the liberal left's chronic difficulty is a tendency to overintellectualize issues.

Philocrites: March 2003 Archives 2003

The desire to outthink this market, the temptation to overintellectualize the cues and the data and the noise is a money-losing exercise in futility.

Mad Money's Jim Cramer: Cramer Busts 5 Bearish Sentiments - CNBC 2010

The desire to outthink this market, the temptation to overintellectualize the cues and the data and the noise is a money-losing exercise in futility.

Mad Money's Jim Cramer: Cramer Busts 5 Bearish Sentiments - CNBC 2010

Looking to display their mental prowess, some overintellectualize and complicate.

SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page Sean Hannon 2009

“I wonder if there’s a risk that we may overintellectualize something good the ELT community can do and does do well”

N is for Native-speakerism « An A-Z of ELT 2010