Definition of overstress
overstressed;
overstressing
: to stress (someone or something) excessively: such as
a
: to subject (someone or something) to excessive physical or psychological stress
- overstressed himself with too many commitments
- … workers often overstress their muscles and tissues to the point where they become inflamed …
- —Predicasts Technology Update
- … the alternate action of the wind on either side of the church overstressed the intermediate external pillar, which failed.
- —Mario Salvadori
b
: to place too much emphasis on (something) : overemphasize
- overstress the possibility of an unlikely problem
- The importance of this point can't be overstressed. = I can't overstress the importance of this point.
