overstress

Verb

Meaning

place special or excessive emphasis on

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

overemphasize overemphasise labour dramatize labor colour elaborate strain emphasize stretch maximize amplify exaggerate inflate overestimate

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Hypernyms

amplify exaggerate magnify overstate overdraw hyperbolize

Examples

I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book Source: Internet

A stall would cause a loss of altitude, possibly leading to detection and overstress of the airframe. Source: Internet

They were discontinued on later models after it was found that the lightened control forces were causing pilots to overstress the wings during vigorous maneuvers. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

overstrenuous overstrenuously overstrenuousness overstressful overstretch overstretched