simplism
Americannoun
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exaggerated simplicity, as in concentrating on a single aspect or factor of a problem or situation while disregarding others; oversimplification.
The senator is given to simplism in dealing with international issues.
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an act or instance of oversimplifying.
to offer simplisms instead of analyses.
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Origin of simplism
Example Sentences
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Nations and wars are too complex for such simplism.
From Time Magazine Archive
References to disarmament tended toward simplism, and did no more than echo the general pleas made in Pacem in Terris.
From Time Magazine Archive
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