over-emphatic
adjective
(alsooveremphatic)uk/ˌəʊ.vər.emˈfæt.ɪk/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.emˈfæt̬.ɪk/done or said in a way that is toostrong, or giving something too muchimportanceorattention:
Hermothergave an overemphaticnod.
His over-emphaticrantingssoonbegintograteon you.
- The orchestra'splayingis over-emphatic in the lastscene.
- Over-emphaticgestureswererequiredforsilentfilm.
- There's an overemphaticqualityto thedeliveryof some of thedialogue.
- Thearticleexpressedworrythat the film's over-emphaticdirectionkillsthehumourof thescreenplay.
Assertions & asserting
- affirm
- affirmation
- airing
- assert
- assertion
- attestation
- beg
- emphatic
- gaslight
- hate speech
- laysomethingon the lineidiom
- maintain
- plead
- pretend
- putyourfoot downidiom
- self-affirmation
- send
- send a messageidiom
- setyourselfup assomething
- shout/proclaimsomethingfrom the rooftopsidiom