overconcerned
adjective
over·con·cerned
ˌō-vər-kən-ˈsərnd 
a
: giving very much or too much attention or care to something
Don't get overconcerned with details.
They protect them, and keep them scrupulously tidy, but are not overconcerned about their restoration and excavation …—
Robert Fox
Robert Fox
b
: too anxious or worried
overconcerned parents
was overconcerned about his health
overconcern
noun
plural overconcerns
an overconcern with statistics
In Sarah, an intense and emotional person, this took behavioral form in an overconcern that some disaster was going to befall her and/or her sons.
—Journal of Psychotherapy & The Family
Journal of Psychotherapy & The Family
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“Overconcerned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overconcerned. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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