(oversimplifies, oversimplifying, oversimplified, oversimplified) to describe a situation, a problem, etc. in a way that is too simple and ignores some of the facts:
[VN] It's easy to oversimplify the issues involved. * an oversimplified view of human nature [also V]
oversimplification noun [C,usually sing,U]:
This is a gross oversimplification of the facts.
compareSIMPLIFICATION
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