overemphasis

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noun

Excessive emphasis.

OriginEnglish emphasis ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoveremphasis (countable and uncountable, plural overemphases)

plural overemphases

  1. countableuncountableExcessive emphasis.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
superemphasis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishemphasis
  8. Englishoveremphasis

From over- + emphasis.

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APA

overemphasis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overemphasis

MLA

“overemphasis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overemphasis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overemphasis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overemphasis.

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