Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversimplified

/oʊvɚsˈɪmplɪfˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: over-sim-pli-fied
IPA: /oʊvɚsˈɪmplɪfˌaɪd/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.

verb

past participle of oversimplify

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English simplified English oversimplified From over- + simplified.

Inflected Forms

more oversimplified (comparative) most oversimplified (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce oversimplified?: The recorded pronunciation is /oʊvɚsˈɪmplɪfˌaɪd/.
What does oversimplified mean?: Having been simplified to the point where important information is not conveyed.
Where does oversimplified come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English simplified English oversimplified From over- + simplified.

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