Definition of oversimplification in English:
oversimplification
noun əʊvəsɪmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
mass nounSimplification of something to such an extent that a distorted impression is given.
a general assessment runs the risk of oversimplification
count noun a gross oversimplification of a complex situation
Example sentencesExamples
- A great artist would have risen above all this extreme oversimplification to tell wider, interesting truths.
- Moreover, the use of words rather than a single image avoids oversimplification.
- I think it's a little bit of an oversimplification to talk about pro-business judges.
- Whether his theory of government was a masterpiece of political wisdom or an oversimplification remains a matter of some controversy.
- This is a dangerous oversimplification that displays an ignorance of the challenges that e-transactions pose to current legal systems.
- We are aware of numerous oversimplifications in the model.
- The Romantics felt all the opinions of the Enlightenment were fraught with dangerous errors and oversimplifications.
- As a consequence of such confident oversimplification, social, cultural and political realities and intricacies became hopelessly blurred.
- This is something of an oversimplification, and it's based on a limited sample.
- It is an oversimplification to suggest that this aspect of telemedicine has undergone sufficient scrutiny.
Definition of oversimplification in US English:
oversimplification
nounˈˌōvərˌsimpləfəˈkāSHən
Simplification of something to such an extent that a distorted impression is given.
a general assessment runs the risk of oversimplification
a gross oversimplification of a complex situation
Example sentencesExamples
- We are aware of numerous oversimplifications in the model.
- It is an oversimplification to suggest that this aspect of telemedicine has undergone sufficient scrutiny.
- This is something of an oversimplification, and it's based on a limited sample.
- Moreover, the use of words rather than a single image avoids oversimplification.
- As a consequence of such confident oversimplification, social, cultural and political realities and intricacies became hopelessly blurred.
- The Romantics felt all the opinions of the Enlightenment were fraught with dangerous errors and oversimplifications.
- A great artist would have risen above all this extreme oversimplification to tell wider, interesting truths.
- I think it's a little bit of an oversimplification to talk about pro-business judges.
- This is a dangerous oversimplification that displays an ignorance of the challenges that e-transactions pose to current legal systems.
- Whether his theory of government was a masterpiece of political wisdom or an oversimplification remains a matter of some controversy.