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overattention

noun
over·​at·​ten·​tion | \ ˌō-vər-ə-ˈten(t)-shən How to pronounce overattention (audio) \

Definition of overattention

: excessive attention overattention to minor details … overattention to gossip and rumor will almost certainly harm the press' already strained credibility.— Matthew D. Bunker

First Known Use of overattention

1757, in the meaning defined above

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