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What does overstress mean?

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Verb
  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
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Consequently, before repairing an active crack, it is important to determine and alleviate the cause of the overstress.
The film's visuals, shot with an excessive use of the soft filter, tend to overstress the contrast between Indian exoticism and British stuffiness.
Shimming of the shelf angle may not be adequate and may put the anchorage into overstress if shimmed too far.
The fire affected the tethering strap and it failed from tensile overstress and the balloon climbed without control.
The fractures observed on the pieces of rail submitted were all considered to have occurred as a result of overstress failure.
It said the tyre failed because of overstress probably caused by under-inflation, itself probably caused by a leaking overpressure valve.

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