oversimplify
verb
over·sim·pli·fy
ˌō-vər-ˈsim-plə-ˌfī 
oversimplified; oversimplifying; oversimplifies
: to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error
: to engage in undue or extreme simplification
Examples of oversimplify in a Sentence
The article oversimplifies the problem.
She tends to oversimplify things.
We must resist the temptation to oversimplify.
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Liz Szabo, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
But the United States also at times overreacted and oversimplified, seeing every leftist and national liberation movement as an enemy to be defeated.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2020
But the authors might be oversimplifying the matter here.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
Criminal defense lawyers also have oversimplified how doctors diagnose abusive head trauma, child abuse pediatricians say, noting many factors are considered to determine it.
—Dakin Andone, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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oversimplify
verb
over·sim·pli·fy
ˌō-vər-ˈsim-plə-ˌfī
: to simplify something so much that the result is confusing, misleading, or wrong
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