excessive emphasis

Frequency: 4.53.1 per million words

Indicates that too much importance is placed on something.

emphasisADJECTIVE + emphasis

Categories:

excessive

Examples (10)

  • The company places excessive emphasis on short-term profits rather than long-term sustainability.
  • Critics argue that schools put excessive emphasis on standardized test scores.
  • His presentation showed excessive emphasis on minor technical details.
  • The media's excessive emphasis on celebrity culture is concerning many parents.
  • There's been excessive emphasis on appearance in today's social media culture.
  • The coach was criticized for placing excessive emphasis on winning at all costs.
  • Modern society puts excessive emphasis on material possessions.
  • The curriculum receives complaints about its excessive emphasis on memorization.
  • Investors worry about the excessive emphasis on quarterly earnings reports.
  • The diet plan places excessive emphasis on calorie counting rather than nutrition.