overweigh
/ˌoʊvərˈweɪ/
verb
- To be more important or influential than something else; to outweigh.
- The judge ruled that the public interest overweighed the defendant's privacy concerns.
- The benefits of exercise overweigh the minor risks for most people.
- In her decision, the desire for adventure overweighed her fear of the unknown.
- To put too much weight or emphasis on something.
- He tends to overweigh minor criticisms while forgetting the praise he receives.
- Don't overweigh the importance of one test score in your overall evaluation.
- The report overweighs the negative aspects and ignores the progress made.
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