overemphasize

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de donner un accent excessif ou injustifié à quelque chose.

A verb used to indicate the act of placing excessive or undue emphasis on something.

1. Place excessive emphasis onC1formal

   To give too much importance or attention to something, often to the point of exaggeration.

   Souligner excessivement

   • The teacher warned not to overemphasize grammar at the expense of speaking practice.
   • In his speech, he overemphasized the minor details of the plan.
   • Some critics argue that the media overemphasizes celebrity scandals.

   Synonymesbelaboroverplayoverstress

   Antonymesde-emphasizedownplayminimizeplay downunderstate