simplism

(sĭm'plĭz'əm)
n.
The tendency to oversimplify an issue or a problem by ignoring complexities or complications.

[French simplisme, from simple, simple, from Old French. See simple.]

simplistic sim·plis'tic (sĭm-plĭs'tĭk) adj.
simplistically sim·plis'ti·cal·ly adv.

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is first recorded in its modern meaning as recently as the late 19th century. It differs from simple in implying a simplicity that is excessive or misleading rather than direct and useful:

She's quite right...It is simplistic to speak of malice—Tom Stoppard, 1976.

To preserve this useful distinction, care should be taken not to use simplistic when the sense is positive rather than judgemental and therefore simple itself is adequate. ☒ We have got to take things back down to a more simplistic [read: simple or basic]

level. Pensions...are essentially a life decision. Everything we do makes it more complicated—Birmingham Post, 2007.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsimpling

Nederlands (Dutch)
simplisme, overdreven eenvoud

Français (French)
n. - simplisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Simplifizierung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προσποιητή απλότητα, υπεραπλούστευση

Italiano (Italian)
semplicismo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - simplismo (m)

Русский (Russian)
упрощенчество

Español (Spanish)
n. - simplismo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - konstlad enkelhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单纯化主义, 简化主义

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 單純化主義, 簡化主義

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 극도의 단순화, 지나친 간소화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 極度の単純化

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أفراط ألى ألتبسيط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פשטנות‬

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