1. to impose too much structure or organization on something; to organize excessively
Usage: transitive verb; often used in educational or organizational contexts

1. excessive or overly complex structure or organization
Usage: often used in criticism of systems or institutions

Examples

• The teacher worried that too many rules would overstructure the classroom and stifle creativity.
• The company's overstructure made it difficult for employees to make quick decisions.
• Some educators argue that standardized testing overstructures learning and reduces student engagement.
• The overstructure of the organization led to unnecessary layers of management.
• Parents sometimes overstructure their children's schedules, leaving little time for free play.
• The project failed because the overstructure of the planning process prevented flexibility.
• To improve efficiency, the team decided to reduce the overstructure and empower individual departments.