| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: from oversimplify, after English simplify : simplification
1. : the act or an instance of oversimplifying
such a definition … errs on the side of oversimplification — Ralph Linton
2. : something that oversimplifies
this theory is an oversimplification