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simplistic

sim'plistik7 senses · 330 ms
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adj/sɪmˈplɪstɪk/
  1. 1

    Overly simple.

    • This simplistic method of using herbs isolates the disease from the person and the chemical aspects of an herb from its overall individual therapeutic effects.
  2. 2

    In a manner that simplifies a concept or issue so that its nuances and complexities are lost or important details are overlooked.

    • (Mao's) reliance on simplistic Soviet interpretations was reflected in his dismissal of Hitler as "a mere will-less puppet of the reactionary capitalists."
    • The cliché is not untrue, but, like all generalisations, it distorts reality so that overly simplistic judgments have to be tempered by a few qualifications.

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