1. past tense of overemphasize; to give too much importance or prominence to something

1. given excessive emphasis or importance; stressed too much

Examples

• The teacher overemphasized the importance of the final exam, making students unnecessarily anxious.
• Critics argued that the media overemphasized the celebrity scandal.
• Some historians believe that certain events have been overemphasized in textbooks.
• The report's overemphasized statistics made the problem seem worse than it actually was.
• She felt the coach overemphasized winning at the expense of player development.
• The overemphasized details in the presentation distracted from the main point.