overconcern

English

Etymology

over- +‎ concern

Noun

overconcern (uncountable)

1. excessive concern
   • October 1967, Vladimir Nabokov, interview with Herbert Gold in Paris Review

     Now, if we want to pin down poshlost in contemporary writing, we must look for it in Freudian symbolism, moth-eaten mythologies, social comment, humanistic messages, political allegories, overconcern with class or race, and the journalistic generalities we all know.

Verb

overconcern (third-person singular simple present overconcerns, present participle overconcerning, simple past and past participle overconcerned)

1. (transitive) To concern excessively.

   Don't overconcern yourself with small details.