1. to focus too much attention or effort on something

Examples

• Students sometimes overfocus on test scores and forget about learning.
• The coach warned the team not to overfocus on their previous loss.
• She tends to overfocus on minor details instead of the big picture.
• Don’t overfocus on perfection; just do your best.
• The company overfocused on profits and ignored customer satisfaction.
• Parents can overfocus on their child’s weaknesses rather than strengths.