directoritis

English

Etymology

From director +‎ -itis.

Noun

directoritis (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The situation where a play or film is spoiled by overdirecting.
    • 1988, Richard H. Palmer, The Critics' Canon: Standards of Theatrical Reviewing in America:
      "Directoritis strikes again!" bemoans Dan Sullivan, who believes that the director of Wallace Shawn's Aunt Dan and Lemon replaces the characters' intellectual and verbal energy with "transparent rationalizations for the personal hang-ups of the characters […]
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