overfocus
noun[S]
(alsoover-focus)uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈfəʊ.kəs/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfoʊ.kəs/too muchattentiongiven to oneparticularperson,subject, or thing :
Hewarnsagainst an over-focusonpunishmentratherthanrehabilitation.
Shequestionedwhy there had been thehugeoverfocus onuniformpolicy.
- Arelaxingbathwill sometimesstopanunhelpfulover-focus onyourworries.
- I could notunderstandtheiroverfocus on what were, to me, the leastinterestingaspectsof thesituation.
- Thescandalledto an overfocus in themediaon theprivatelivesofpoliticians.
Importance - general words
- centre of gravity
- cornerstone
- criticality
- focus
- grandness
- gravitas
- pertinence
- pre-eminence
- precedence
- proportion
- salience
- seniority
- seriousness
- status
- transcendence
- urgency
- value
- weight
- weightage
- worth