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Added 10 October 2026

overrefinement

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about overrefinement at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.

Origin

From over- + refinement.

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