overcompartmentalize
English
editEtymology
editFrom over- + compartmentalize.
Verb
editovercompartmentalize (third-person singular simple present overcompartmentalizes, present participle overcompartmentalizing, simple past and past participle overcompartmentalized)
- (transitive) To compartmentalize more than is suitable or necessary.
- Synonyms: overcategorize, overclassify