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overemphasis

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[oh-ver-em-fuh-sis] / ˌoʊ vərˈɛm fə sɪs /

noun

  1. excessive or undue emphasis.


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Etymology

Origin of overemphasis

First recorded in 1895–1900; over- + emphasis


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There were incorrect mathematical analyses, reliance on four poor-quality trials and the overemphasis of the study in children.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

“An overemphasis on growth would compromise our performance,” Warnick said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Thomas Dee, a Stanford University education professor and economist, warns that an overemphasis on telling parents to send their children to school with a cold could backfire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025

"Dirty fuel, the overemphasis on external markers of achievement," she says, "over time is going to clog up your kid's engine."

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2023

There had, indeed, been no overemphasis in the words she had used!

From The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard

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