- overemphasis
- o|ver|em|pha|sis [ ,ouvər`emfəsıs ] noun singular or uncountthe tendency to treat something as being more important than it really is
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
overemphasis
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overemphasis — Excessive and unwarranted emphasis. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overemphasis — index exaggeration, histrionics, hyperbole Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
overemphasis — [[t]o͟ʊvəre̱mfəsɪs[/t]] N SING: also no det, usu N on n If you say that there is an overemphasis on a particular thing, you mean that more importance or attention is given to it than is necessary. He attributed the party s lack of success to an… … English dictionary
overemphasis — overemphasize (also overemphasise) ► VERB ▪ place excessive emphasis on. DERIVATIVES overemphasis noun … English terms dictionary
overemphasis — overemphatic /oh veuhr em fat ik/, adj. /oh veuhr em feuh sis/, n. excessive or undue emphasis. [1895 1900; OVER + EMPHASIS] * * * … Universalium
overemphasis — noun state in which something receives too much stress or attention … Wiktionary
overemphasis — Synonyms and related words: aggrandizement, amplification, ballyhoo, big talk, blowing up, burlesque, caricature, dilatation, dilation, enhancement, enlargement, exaggerating, exaggeration, excess, exorbitance, expansion, extravagance, extreme,… … Moby Thesaurus
overemphasis — n. excessive emphasis … English contemporary dictionary
overemphasis — UK [ˌəʊvərˈemfəsɪs] / US [ˌoʊvərˈemfəsɪs] noun [singular/uncountable] the tendency to treat something as being more important than it really is … English dictionary
overemphasis — o ver•em′pha•sis n … From formal English to slang
