Crossword clues for oversimplification
oversimplification
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
oversimplification
also over-simpification, 1835, from over- + simplification.
Wiktionary
oversimplification
n. 1 An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand. 2 The process of making such an explanation.
WordNet
oversimplification
n. excessive simplification; the act of making something too simple (to the point of misrepresentation)
a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)
Usage examples of "oversimplification".
Behind such headline-grabbing oversimplifications lurk some obnoxious assumptions and poor reasoning.
The idea of a monolinear causal sequence is seen to be an artificially restrictive conception, an oversimplification of reality growing out of human egotism.