Antonyms for overstressed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-stres
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈstrɛs


Definition of overstressed

Origin :
  • c.1300, "hardship, adversity, force, pressure," in part a shortening of Middle French destresse (see distress), in part from Old French estrece "narrowness, oppression," from Vulgar Latin *strictia, from Latin strictus "compressed," past participle of stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). The purely psychological sense is attested from 1942.
  • As in magnify : verb exaggerate, blow out of proportion
  • As in overplay : verb be dramatic
Example sentences :
  • It had been overstressed, certainly, but ships are built to take beatings.
  • Extract from : « Space Platform » by Murray Leinster
  • It might even be overstressed in this steel, but what could happen?
  • Extract from : « Some Mooted Questions in Reinforced Concrete Design » by Edward Godfrey
  • They were undoubtedly more accurate, but this should not be overstressed.
  • Extract from : « The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments » by Robert P. Multhauf
  • Immorality in sexual lines should not be overstressed when teaching young people.
  • Extract from : « Sex-education » by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow

Synonyms for overstressed

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