1. placing too much emphasis on something
Usage: present participle of overstress
2. subjecting to excessive physical or mental strain
Usage: present participle of overstress

1. the act of placing too much emphasis or strain on something
Usage: gerund form

Examples

• The teacher warned against overstressing minor details in the essay.
• Overstressing the importance of test scores can harm student motivation.
• The engineer was overstressing the bridge’s weight capacity.
• Overstressing your muscles during exercise can lead to injury.
• The manager’s overstressing of deadlines created workplace anxiety.
• Overstressing certain syllables makes the accent sound unnatural.
• The constant overstressing of perfection was exhausting the team.