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/Sounds like the English word "overthinking" (same pronunciation)/

Meaning

The habit of overanalyzing everything until you mentally block yourself and cannot move forward. The torturous loop of going over the same situation from every angle without reaching a useful conclusion, usually activating right when you are trying to fall asleep. Widely used across Latin America and Spain as a borrowed English term.

Examples

My problem is overthinking: I go around in circles on everything before making any decision.

Overthinking has sabotaged more than one relationship for me, I am a mess.

Argentine slang for being completely wrecked, exhausted, or done for. Can apply to people who have hit their limit, objects that are broken beyond repair, or situations that have gone totally sideways.