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Meaning of "overemphatic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREMPHATIC

overemphatic  [ˌəʊvərɪmˈfætɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREMPHATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overemphatic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVEREMPHATIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overemphatic in the English dictionary

The definition of overemphatic in the dictionary is excessively emphatic or prominent.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVEREMPHATIC


aliphatic
ˌælɪˈfætɪk
apophatic
ˌæpəˈfætɪk
aquatic
əˈkwætɪk
automatic
ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk
democratic
ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk
dramatic
drəˈmætɪk
emphatic
ɪmˈfætɪk
endolymphatic
ˌendəʊlɪmˈfætɪk
Hanseatic
ˌhænsɪˈætɪk
hydrostatic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈstætɪk
lymphatic
lɪmˈfætɪk
nonemphatic
ˌnɒnɪmˈfætɪk
phatic
ˈfætɪk
phosphatic
fɒsˈfætɪk
simatic
saɪˈmætɪk
static
ˈstætɪk
sulfatic
sʌlˈfætɪk
sulphatic
sʌlˈfætɪk
systematic
ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk
unemphatic
ˌʌnɪmˈfætɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREMPHATIC

overeducation
overegg
overelaborate
overelaboration
overembellish
overemote
overemotional
overemphasis
overemphasise
overemphasize
overemployment
overenamored
overencourage
overenergetic
overengineer
overenrolled
overentertained
overenthusiasm
overenthusiastic
overenthusiastically

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREMPHATIC

acrobatic
aromatic
charismatic
Christian Democratic
cinematic
climatic
diplomatic
electrostatic
enzymatic
fanatic
hepatic
lunatic
pancreatic
pneumatic
pragmatic
problematic
quadratic
schematic
thematic
traumatic

Synonyms and antonyms of overemphatic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overemphatic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREMPHATIC

Find out the translation of overemphatic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overemphatic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overemphatic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

overemphatic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overemphatic
570 millions of speakers

English

overemphatic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overemphatic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overemphatic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

overemphatic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overemphatic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overemphatic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

overemphatic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berlebihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

overemphatic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

overemphatic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두드러진다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overemphatic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overemphatic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overemphatic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडाशय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

overemphatic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overemphatic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overemphatic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

overemphatic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overemphatic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overemphatic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overemphatic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overemphatic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overemphatic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overemphatic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMPHATIC»

The term «overemphatic» is normally little used and occupies the 133.352 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREMPHATIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overemphatic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overemphatic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overemphatic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREMPHATIC»

Discover the use of overemphatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overemphatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Kant and the Culture of Enlightenment
... can be reduced to a single unified pan- European project.8 Taking an overemphatic historical stance, Lawrence Klein suggests that such global references to the Enlightenment have in fact no real historical object and are ultimately empty.
Katerina Deligiorgi, 2012
2
Music, Performance, and the Realities of Film: Shared ...
The judges' opinion, however, may encapsulate the reaction of a trained string player to Watson's mime:the overemphatic body movements are notthose of acommitted musician (duPré), but ofan actor pretending to bea committed musician ...
Benjamin Winters, 2014
3
Time of Hope
Marion said, in her energetic, overemphatic, nervous fashion, that she must let some oxygen in before the next lesson. She moved rapidly to the next window, opened it, returned to the blackboard, shook the duster so that a cloud of chalk hung ...
C. P. Snow, 2000
4
Texts and Textuality: Textual Instability, Theory, and ...
Conversely, if we have been taken in by an actual case of scribal censorship or euphemism, we will easily defend our choice by labelling its more striking competitor "overemphatic" and "lacking in subtlety" (43). Adams illustrates his caveat by ...
Philip G. Cohen, 1997
5
The Broadcast Voice
It sounds strangely unconvincing, when you compare their delivery to the smoother, more experienced voices of the newsreaders. I am afraid that broadcasting trainers have a name for this particular kind of overemphatic delivery, especially ...
Jenni Mills, 2004
6
Interpreting in the 21st Century: Challenges and opportunities
Description: correct, overemphatic, understated. 2. Technical lexicon — both the word and collocation level are considered. Description: correct, overemphatic, understated. 3. Morphosyntax and syntax — to describe the presence or absence  ...
Giuliana Garzone, Maurizio Viezzi, 2002
7
Rachel Carson: A Biography
It also asserted that Carson's case was "unfair, one-sided, and hysterically overemphatic" and that her book contained "oversimplifications and downright errors" (48). The reviewer reported that the evidence had shown DDT to be relatively ...
Arlene Rodda Quaratiello, 2004
8
The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life
If one is Chinese, the article went on, “one compromises, one doesn't hazard a loss of face by an overemphatic response.” My throat seized. Why do people keep saying these things? As though we were like those little dolls sold in Chinatown ...
Amy Tan, 2003
9
The techniques of writing: form C
Thus in advising you to eliminate weak and overemphatic words from your writing and to substitute more concrete and precise words, we are referring to a particular type of writing — the more formal essays and reports you will have to do in ...
Paul L. Kinsella, 1969
10
The Americana: a universal reference library, comprising the ...
... and must, therefore, be read with caution for recent history) ; Macleod's 'Theory and Practice of Banking,1 (good but disfigured by an overemphatic style) ; Dunbar, 'Theory and History of Banking' (a short American work). Practice of Banking.
Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines, 1912

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREMPHATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overemphatic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Curran v Collins [2015] EWCA Civ 404
She had strong emotions causing her to be overemphatic. He submits that an appellate court should be slow to overturn the factual findings of a ... «Family Law Week, Jul 15»
2
'Jimmy's Hall' is a subdued story of Irish activist Jimmy Gralton
But the villagers, led by a forthright teenager (the overemphatic Aisling Franciosi, of the BBC series "The Fall"), persuade him to reopen ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
The Misfits review – muscular swansong for Marilyn Monroe and …
For me, the film is itself a bit of misfit, full of big stagey speeches, contrived moments and some overemphatic performances, but opened out ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
'The Hook', Royal & Derngate, Northampton — review
... 1950s dockside set and binds the action together with Isobel Waller-Bridge's soaring musical score, though this can feel overemphatic. «Financial Times, Jun 15»
5
The Audience review – Kristin Scott Thomas gets regal
Yet she is overemphatic, pulling some strange faces. Her vowels are efficiently sliced – with every “e” hiked up to an “i” – but they scarcely ... «The Guardian, May 15»
6
'Mad Men' Season 7, Episode 8: New looks (Roger's mustache!), old …
Don's uneasy soul: A brunette waitress (Elizabeth Reaser) at the diner who is -- in one of those overemphatic literary touches Weiner loves ... «OregonLive.com, Apr 15»
7
Death of a Salesman
His overemphatic delivery lacks pathos and retains too much of the Cheapside bluster of his recent Falstaff. Alex Hassell and Sam Marks are ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
8
'Krisha': Film Review
Shults has a feel for the false notes in the sometimes overemphatic fun. The tension mounts as cousins wrestle, Grandma recalls her mother's ... «Hollywood Reporter, Apr 15»
9
How I Came Out as Gray
... or whether I ever met Flannery O'Connor — I reply with an overemphatic cheerfulness, as though the questions are patently absurd but I am ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
10
The Face of an Angel review – crime drama fails to ring true
Overemphatic musical cues and dopey CG dream sequences (replete with head-munching serpents) merely accentuate the problems. «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overemphatic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overemphatic>. May 2024 ».
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