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[ oh-ver-em-fuh-sis ] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fə sɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overemphasis ON THESAURUS.COM
nounexcessive or undue emphasis. Origin of overemphasisFirst recorded in 1895–1900; over- + emphasis OTHER WORDS FROM overemphasiso·ver·em·phat·ic [oh-ver-em-fat-ik], /ˌoʊ vər ɛmˈfæt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby overemphasisovereager, over easy, overeat, overegg, overelaborate, overemphasis, overemphasize, overenthusiastic, overestimate, overexcite, overexcited Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overemphasisOveremphasis on targeting operations plagued our efforts in the early years of the war. Why Killing Enemy Leaders Rarely Works|Matthew Frankel|June 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST I should be sorry to spoil my picture by the overemphasis of details. Germany and the Germans|Price Collier You will find the result is that overemphasis which has brought such discredit upon the name of "elocution." Vocal Expression|Katherine Jewell Everts The Sunday school also sometimes offends in this respect by overemphasis on academic tasks for home work. Religious Education in the Family|Henry F. Cope
It is a manner full of exaggeration and overemphasis, but with some remarkable rhetorical qualities and a good deal of colour. There had, indeed, been no overemphasis in the words she had used! The Adventures of Jimmie Dale|Frank L. Packard
Words related to overemphasisfalsehood, excess, fantasy, untruth, baloney, misjudgment, misrepresentation, fabrication, hyperbole, whopper, boasting, puffery, hype, aggrandizement, caricature, fancy, pretension, coloring, stretch, magnification |