adjective
- excessively concentrated or fixated on a particular thing; paying too much attention to one aspect at the expense of others
Usage: British spelling variant: 'overfocussed' (also 'overfocused' in American English); informal
Examples
- The student was overfocussed on getting a perfect score and missed the broader learning objectives.
- She felt overfocussed on her appearance and needed to develop other interests.
- The company became overfocussed on short-term profits and neglected long-term sustainability.
- He was overfocussed on one detail of the project and lost sight of the bigger picture.
- The team's overfocussed strategy on defense left them vulnerable in other areas of the game.