overfocused
Excessively narrowly attentive
Overfocused describes excessive concentration on one thing at the expense of others.
Someone overfocused on details misses the larger picture.
The term appears in psychology to describe attention that locks onto a single task or thought, making it hard to shift: He gets so overfocused on work that he forgets to eat.
The spelling overfocussed also appears, mainly in British English.
Obsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
- consumedFully used or eaten
single-minded · fanatical · engrossed · absorbed · immersed · possessed · tunnel-visioned · blinkered
Unequally balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
- one-sidedUnfairly weighted toward one
biased · off-kilter · misaligned · distorted · narrow · selective · limited · exclusive
Unable to bend
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unadaptableCannot modify to fit
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
unbending · fixed · dogmatic · intransigent · obstinate · hardheaded · intractable · immovable
fixated
Obsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
consumed · single-minded · fanatical · engrossed · absorbed · immersed · possessed · tunnel-visioned · blinkered · myopic
lopsided
Unequally balanced
- skewedAsymmetrically shifted
- disproportionateNot properly scaled
- unevenNot smooth or balanced
one-sided · biased · off-kilter · misaligned · distorted · narrow · selective · limited · exclusive · restrictive
inflexible
Unable to bend
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- unadaptableCannot modify to fit
uncompromising · unbending · fixed · dogmatic · intransigent · obstinate · hardheaded · intractable · immovable · resistant
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- stressPressure, mental or vocal
- strainExcessive stretching force
overwhelm · anxiety · tension · depletion · frazzled · drained · worn-out · overworked · stretched · pressured
overfocusedscattered
Spread irregularly about
diffuse · unfocused · distracted · scatterbrained · inattentive
overfocusedbalanced
In a state of equilibrium
well-rounded · flexible · adaptive · underfocused · disengaged
overfocusedunfocused
Without clear direction
scattered · distracted · diffuse · unfocussed · inattentive