overemphasis
[ oh-ver-em-fuh-sis ]
noun
excessive or undue emphasis.
Origin of overemphasis
1Other words from overemphasis
- o·ver·em·phat·ic [oh-ver-em-fat-ik], /ˌoʊ vər ɛmˈfæt ɪk/, adjective
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How to use overemphasis in a sentence
Felicia saw on her fathers face a mingling of amazement and gratification quickly composed into an over-emphatic dignity.
Paths of Judgement | Anne Douglas SedgwickHence a brilliant yellow house, a bright green gown, large figured wallpaper, are over-emphatic.
The Library of Work and Play: Guide and Index | Cheshire L. BooneOur surfaces are hard, boastful, the rhythms of our daily life abrupt, over-emphatic.
Painted Veils | James HunekerMy mother presently found him moping alone in the parlor, where he was looking with an over-emphatic care at the pictures.
On the Stairs | Henry B. FullerI hear Shakespeare in this uncalled-for, over-emphatic "even my soul doth for a wife abhor."
The Man Shakespeare | Frank Harris
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