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(mis-em-pha-size) 4 syllables

Definition

verb. to give wrong emphasis to; wrongly stress

Example Sentence

She did not mean to misemphasize the word.

Synonyms

wrongly stress; give wrong emphasis; incorrectly accentuate

Antonyms

correctly stress

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misemphasize
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