"overstress" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overstresses [present, singular, third-person], overstressing [participle, present], overstressed [participle, past], overstressed [past]
Etymology: From over- + stress. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|stress|pos=verb}} over- + stress Head templates: {{en-verb}} overstress (third-person singular simple present overstresses, present participle overstressing, simple past and past participle overstressed)
  1. To place excessive emphasis on something. Translations (to place excessive emphasis on something): túlhangsúlyoz (Hungarian), sobreenfatizar (Spanish), supraenfatizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-overstress-en-verb-M46i5ug5 Categories (other): English verbs prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English verbs prefixed with over-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'to place excessive emphasis on something': 85 15
  2. To place excessive physical stress on something, especially to such an extent that it deforms or breaks. Translations (to place excessive physical stress on something): túlterhel (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-overstress-en-verb-1YfN02v2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English verbs prefixed with over-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English verbs prefixed with over-: 48 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'to place excessive physical stress on something': 33 67

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