Word Study
Index
: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
[2x]
: O O. Oa Ob Oc Od Oe Of Og Oh Oi Oj Ok Ol Om On Oo Op Oq Or Os Ot Ou Ov Ow Ox Oy Oz
overeat | overeating | overelaborate | overelegant | overemotional | overemphasis | overemphasise | overemphasize | overemphatic | overempty | overenthusiasm

overemphasis

 : 
Noun
 : 
o=ver=em=pha=sis

CIDE DICTIONARY

overemphasis,  
     Excessive and unwarranted emphasis.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

overemphasis, n. excessive emphasis.

Derivative
overemphasize v.tr. & intr. (also -ise).

THESAURUS

overemphasis

aggrandizement, amplification, ballyhoo, big talk, blowing up, burlesque, caricature, dilatation, dilation, enhancement, enlargement, exaggerating, exaggeration, excess, exorbitance, expansion, extravagance, extreme, grandiloquence, heightening, huckstering, hyperbole, hyperbolism, inflation, inordinacy, magnification, overcarrying, overdoing, overestimation, overexercise, overexertion, overexpenditure, overimportance, overkill, overreaching, overreaction, overstatement, overstrain, overtaxing, overuse, overwork, prodigality, profuseness, puffery, puffing up, sensationalism, strain, stretching, supererogation, superlative, tall talk, tax, touting, travesty

For further exploring for "overemphasis" in Webster Dictionary Online


TIP #19: Use the Study Dictionary to learn and to research all aspects of 20,000+ terms/words. [ALL]
created in 0.33 seconds
powered by bible.org