Added 10 October 2026 oversimplify verb Categories: SocietyActionsRare Words verb ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about oversimplify at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Simplify to an excessive degree. Don't oversimplify the problem Make too simple. Don't oversimplify the instructions Related Words: simplifydesimplifyessentializeunderexplainabbreviateunderstateexplain Back to today's word