oversimplifyverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈsɪm.plɪ.faɪ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsɪm.plə.faɪ/to describe or explain something in such a simple way that it is no longer correct or true:
The TV documentary grossly oversimplified the problem.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- broaden
- complicate
- depth
- detail
- dilate
- dilate on/upon sth
- dumb
- enlarge on/upon sth
- expand
- expand on sth
- expansive
- expatiate
- flesh
- flesh sth out
- predigested
- reductive
- simplify
- spec
- specification
- split
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oversimplification
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˌsɪm.plɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˌsɪm.plə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/