overemphasis
noun
over·em·pha·sis
ˌō-vər-ˈem(p)-fə-səs
plural overemphases
ˌō-vər-ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsēz
: an excessive amount or degree of emphasis
F. Scott Fitzgeralds's novels and Eugene O'Neill's plays exposed America's overemphasis on money and success.—Mary Beth Norton et al.
… an overemphasis on design at the expense of function.—Walt Mossberg
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