oversimplified

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Germanic *uber

Old English ofer-

Middle English over-

English over-

English simplified

English oversimplified

From over- + simplified.

Adjective

oversimplified (comparative more oversimplified, superlative most oversimplified)

1. Reduced to a level of simplicity that omits, suppresses, or misrepresents material complexities, qualifications, causal relationships, or relevant evidence.

Verb

oversimplified

1. past participle of oversimplify