oversimplification \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology: from oversimplify, after English simplify : simplification 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 >