overemphasize

ˌoʊvərˈɛmfəˌsaɪz

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Definition of overemphasize - Reverso English Dictionary

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focusgive too much importance or attention to something

Don't overemphasize his mistake in the meeting.
Journalists shouldn't overemphasize celebrity gossip over real issues.
We overemphasized minor stats in last quarter's report.

overplay

overstress

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Origin of overemphasize

English, over- (excessive) + emphasize (stress)

Terms with overemphasize included in their meaning

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blow out of proportion

communication

exaggerate or overemphasize an issue or situation

labor the issue

communication

to overemphasize a point

belabour

overemphasize

discuss something excessively or repeatedly

labor the obvious

communication

overemphasize a point unnecessarily

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French:exagérer l'importance de, ...
German:überbetonen, ...
Italian:esagerare l'importanza di, ...
Spanish:sobredimensionar, ...
Portuguese:exagerar, ...
Chinese:过分强调, ...
Japanese:過度に強調する, ...
Arabic:بالغ في التركيز على, ...
Hebrew:לְהַפְרִיז בְּדָגֶשׁ, ...
Russian:чрезмерно подчеркивать, ...
Ukrainian:перебільшувати значення, ...
Hindi:अति महत्व देना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত গুরুত্ব দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:sobredimensionar, ...
Czech:přeceňovat, ...
Danish:overbetone, ...
Dutch:overdrijven, ...
Greek:υπερτονίζω, ...
Hungarian:túlhangsúlyozni, ...
Khmer:ផ្តល់សារៈសំខាន់ហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:지나치게 강조하다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد اهمیت دادن, ...
Polish:przeceniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):supervalorizar, ...
Romanian:a exagera cu importanța, ...
Swedish:överbetona, ...
Thai:เน้นย้ำเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı vurgulamak, ...
Vietnamese:nhấn mạnh quá mức, ...

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