overaccentuates
/ˌoʊvərækˈsɛntʃuˌeɪts/
verb
- To emphasize something too much, making it seem more important or noticeable than it should be.
- The speaker overaccentuates the risks of the project, scaring the investors.
- In her report, she overaccentuates the minor errors and ignores the overall success.
- The director overaccentuates the villain's evil traits, making the character seem cartoonish.
- To stress a syllable or word in speech more than is natural or necessary.
- She overaccentuates the first syllable of 'banana,' which confuses her listeners.
- When learning a new language, he often overaccentuates the wrong syllable.
- The actor overaccentuates every word in the monologue, making it sound unnatural.