misemphasis
noun[CorU]
(alsomis-emphasis)uk/mɪsˈem.fə.sɪs/us/ˌmɪsˈem.fə.sɪs/pluralmisemphasesormis-emphasesparticularimportanceorattentionthat iswronglygiven to something, or given in a way that is notcorrect:
Theauthorsclaimthat thosefavouringthishypothesisareguiltyofmisinterpretation, misattribution, and misemphasis.
Hefoundthetextgenerallyweak, with manyerrors,omissions, and mis-emphases.
extraforcethat is given to aparticularword or to aparticularpartof a word in a way that is notcorrect:
Thetextwasreadaloudby acomputer, withsignificantmisemphases and mispronunciations.
Hestressedthis withcomicmis-emphasis.
- This may haveledto misemphasis in thetreatmentof hisdoctrines.
- Hesuggeststhat this mis-emphasis may have been because thehistoryof thisperiodwas written from theperspectiveof therulers.
Stressing & emphasizing
- accentuate
- accentuation
- all day longidiom
- ass
- believe
- drive/hammersomethinghomeidiom
- drop the micidiom
- exactly
- foreground
- insistence
- intensely
- like blazesidiom
- overemphasis
- overemphasize
- percent
- pick
- ram
- stress
- underscore
- work/laugh/freeze, etc.yourass offidiom
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