overinternalize

English

Etymology

over- +‎ internalize

Verb

overinternalize (third-person singular simple present overinternalizes, present participle overinternalizing, simple past and past participle overinternalized)

1. (rare, transitive, intransitive) To tend to take responsibility for things one isn't responsible for.
   • 2000, Michelle R. Dunlap, Reaching Out to Children and Families: Students Model Effective Community ...‎^[1]:

     Try not to take things personally. You do not want to overinternalize events for which you are not responsible.