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underemphasis

American  
[uhn-der-em-fuh-sis] / ˌʌn dərˈɛm fə sɪs /

noun

  1. inadequate emphasis.


Etymology

Origin of underemphasis

First recorded in 1960–65; under- + emphasis

Example Sentences

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"It really does require to be investigated whether there may not be an institutional overemphasis in police forces on progressing their criminal investigations and an institutional underemphasis on the privacy side of it," he told the BBC.

From BBC

“People should do a combination of both cardio and strength” to meet those fitness goals, he says, but in general he sees an “overemphasis on cardio and underemphasis on strength.”

From Washington Post

But this underemphasis does mean that you can't help feeling, sometimes, that Conrad has missed a trick: that there really is a big, deep problem with Wagner, and with liking him.

From The Guardian