overemphasis

noun

over·​em·​pha·​sis ˌō-vər-ˈem(p)-fə-səs 

plural overemphases ˌō-vər-ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsēz 

: an excessive amount or degree of emphasis

F. Scott Fitzgeralds's novels and Eugene O'Neill's plays exposed America's overemphasis on money and success.

—Mary Beth Norton et al.

… an overemphasis on design at the expense of function.

—Walt Mossberg

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above