oversimplification
Definitions
Noun
- An act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- A simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | oversimplification | 7 | 3 |
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| 1 | implications | 4 | 22 |
| 2 | implication | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | ossification | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | verification | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | oversimplified | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | complication | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | diversification | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | personification | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | specification | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | ramifications | 5 | 3 |
| 11 | amplification | 5 | 2 |
| 12 | ramification | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | simplification | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | vilification | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | oversimplifying | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | diversifications | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | amplifications | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | oversimplify | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | russification | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | fortification | 5 | 0 |
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Sound Alikes: 0
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Words that Follow: 0
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