overstress

Other forms: overstressed; overstressing; overstresses

Definitions of overstress
  1. verb
    place special or excessive emphasis on
    synonyms: overemphasise, overemphasize
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    type of:
    amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate
    to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
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