oversimplification

noun

1

: the act or an instance of oversimplifying

such a definition … errs on the side of oversimplification

—Ralph Linton

2

: something that oversimplifies

this theory is an oversimplification

Word History

Etymology

from oversimplify, after English simplify : simplification

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Rhymes for oversimplification

• americanization
• anticoagulation
• antidiscrimination
• bioaccumulation
• bioremediation
• compartmentalization
• contextualization
• copolymerization
• decriminalization
• dehumidification
• demilitarization
• demineralization