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overstress

vb. 1 To place excessive emphasis on something 2 To place excessive physical stress on something, especially to such an extent that it deforms or breaks

WordNet
overstress

v. place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" [syn: overemphasize, overemphasise]

Usage examples of "overstress".

The raging snarl of upset lane force had overstressed the tuned concentration Sethvir needed to refine broadscale vision, and sort the array of ongoing event that influenced the fate of Athera.

The last thing Miriam needs is the fanciful perspective of a sleep-deprived and overstressed husband.

If they overstressed the grabs too far, there was a fair chance the Human-Conquerors would be able to just leisurely stroll up and cart them off on stretchers.

In the corner of my eye, the minutes of mission time pulsed like an overstressed vein.

Preliminary estimates suggested that as many as twenty thousand people were in desperate need of medical attention, far more than Bhopal’s overstressed emergency services could even begin to cope with.

For the wise Luna citizen today, overworked, overstimulated, overstressed, it is spelled C, 0, M, F, I, E, S-that's Comfies, the comfort therapists recommend most for acid stomach, heartburn, gastric ulcers, bowel spasm, and simple tummy ache.

For the wise Luna citizen today, overworked, overstimulated, overstressed, it is spelled C, 0, M, F, I, E, S-that’s Comfies, the comfort therapists recommend most for acid stomach, heartburn, gastric ulcers, bowel spasm, and simple tummy ache.

For the wise Luna citizen today, overworked, over-stimulated, overstressed, it is spelled C, 0, M, F, I, E, S—that's Comfies, the comfort therapists recommend most for acid stomach, heartburn, gastric ulcers, bowel spasm, and simple tummy ache.

As the afternoon wore endlessly along, the first cramps began to strike into her belly, where all hunger pangs had now ceased, and into the overstressed tendons of her diaphragm.

Aethra could see the ceiling of the cabin through a dozen sets of pained eyes, feeling the cushioning give below overstressed back muscles.

In less than three minutes, the ship would purge itself of excess heat- that, or risk the certain explosion of a coolant system already overstressed by the loss of a third of its capacity.

Friction, metal fatigue, overstress, whatever you want to call it, the port shaft froze solid about a hundred miles off Molokai.

Down in the engine room the chief engineer, August Burley, a powerfully built man with a portly stomach, walked the catwalk between the ship's big diesels, closely observing the needles on the rpm gauges, which were hard in the red, and listening for any signs of metal fatigue from the overstressed engines.

Pain jagged along Guiyon's nerves in sympathy with the overstressed fabric of the ship.

It will naturally not perform at its best in an environment that overstresses or overloads it.