- overstress
- v. & n.
—v.tr. stress too much.
—n. an excessive degree of stress.
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verbplace special or excessive emphasis on-I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
• Syn: ↑overemphasize, ↑overemphasise• Hypernyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s something
-Somebody ——s that CLAUSE
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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb1. : to stress too muchimpossible to overstress the point — New Republic
2. : to deform (a metal) permanently by a stress greater than the elastic limitII. \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun: excessive stress* * *
/oh'veuhr stres"/, v.t.1. overemphasize.2. to subject to excessive stress or strain.3. Mech. to stress (a metal or other body) to the point of deformation.[1915-20; OVER- + STRESS]* * *
overstressˈ transitive verb and intransitive verbTo stress too muchnoun /ōˈ/Too great stress• • •Main Entry: ↑over-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.