Meaning

noun a simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)

noun an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is

originEtymology tree English simple Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English simplism From simple + -ism.

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