Overdiscuss

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To talk about a topic far more than is necessary, going over the same points until they lose value
2. To debate or examine a matter at such length that the discussion becomes tiresome or unproductive
3. Discussing something beyond a reasonable amount, so that repeated talk wears out its usefulness

Etymology: "Overdiscuss" is a plain formation: the prefix "over-", meaning excessively or to too great a degree, attached to the verb "discuss." "Discuss" itself comes from Latin "discutere," literally "to shake apart" or "to strike asunder," from "dis-" (apart) and "quatere" (to shake). Its earliest English senses were concrete, about breaking something up, and only later did it come to mean examining a matter by talking it over. The prefix "over-" is an old native English element, and it has long been used to mark an action carried past the proper limit, as in "overeat" or "overdo." Attaching it to "discuss" produces a verb meaning to go on talking about something for longer or in more detail than is useful. Since the parts are transparent, the word needed no special coinage and reads straightforwardly from its components.

Synonyms: overanalyze, overthink, belabor