I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: over (I) + stress
1. : to stress too much
impossible to overstress the point — New Republic
2. : to deform (a metal) permanently by a stress greater than the elastic limit
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun
: excessive stress