Explore Overemphasis through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like vehemence or emphasis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Overemphasis meaning
Excessive emphasis.
Using Overemphasis
- The main meaning on this page is: Excessive emphasis.
- Useful related words include: vehemence, emphasis.
- In the example corpus, overemphasis often appears in combinations such as: overemphasis on, an overemphasis.
Context around Overemphasis
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Overemphasis
- In this selection, "overemphasis" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include counter the overemphasis of the and distracted by overemphasis on volume. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "overemphasis" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with overemphasis
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
While pragmatism has its merits, an overemphasis on practicality can be stifling. (12 words)
However, the film’s auditory experience is distracted by overemphasis on volume, particularly in service of its jump-scares. (19 words)
They argue further that finished mathematics is often accorded too much status, and folk mathematics not enough, due to an overemphasis on axiomatic proof and peer review as practices. (29 words)
Though Canada is often portrayed as a country with an overemphasis on politeness and cordiality, games after may be the perfect way for Rockstar to illustrate that there may be more to the country than meets the eye. (38 words)
One, which he calls 'objectivism', tries to counter the overemphasis of the subjective or intersubjective that pervades humanism, and emphasises the role of the nonhuman agents, whether they be animals and plants, or computers or other things. (37 words)
But the popular new method of Talmud study was not without critics; already in the 15th century, the ethical tract Orhot Zaddikim ("Paths of the Righteous" in Hebrew) criticized pilpul for an overemphasis on intellectual acuity. (36 words)
Example sentences (6)
Though Canada is often portrayed as a country with an overemphasis on politeness and cordiality, games after may be the perfect way for Rockstar to illustrate that there may be more to the country than meets the eye.
While pragmatism has its merits, an overemphasis on practicality can be stifling.
However, the film’s auditory experience is distracted by overemphasis on volume, particularly in service of its jump-scares.
But the popular new method of Talmud study was not without critics; already in the 15th century, the ethical tract Orhot Zaddikim ("Paths of the Righteous" in Hebrew) criticized pilpul for an overemphasis on intellectual acuity.
One, which he calls 'objectivism', tries to counter the overemphasis of the subjective or intersubjective that pervades humanism, and emphasises the role of the nonhuman agents, whether they be animals and plants, or computers or other things.
They argue further that finished mathematics is often accorded too much status, and folk mathematics not enough, due to an overemphasis on axiomatic proof and peer review as practices.
Common combinations with overemphasis
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- overemphasis on 5×
- an overemphasis 4×