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simplistictreating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/

Korean meaning: 복잡한 문제를 실제보다 훨씬 단순하게 처리하는, 지나치게 단순화한

Korean pronunciation: 심**플**리스틱

Example Sentences

  • The professor called the student's essay simplistic and told him to consider multiple perspectives
  • Her simplistic diet plan was basically 'eat only carrots and you'll be healthy'
  • The politician's simplistic promise to 'fix everything in 30 days' fooled no one

simplistic

ADJECTIVE

//sɪmˈplɪstɪk//

treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are

simplistic concept
💡 Concept

a confident executive stands pointing at a whiteboard with just one simple arrow drawn on it. He gestures enthusiastically while explaining this basic diagram as the solution to everything. The whiteboard should show the company's massive declining sales and budget crisis with tons of complex data. His single arrow completely ignores all the detailed charts and graphs surrounding it. Several worried executives sit around the table shaking their heads and looking frustrated. One executive holds thick folders of research while another points at ignored complicated spreadsheets. treating complex issues and problems as if they were much simpler than they really are

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɪmˈplɪstɪk/
🇬🇧 UK/sɪmˈplɪstɪk/

🌳Etymology

Rootsimple
Suffix--istic

Origin

From 'simple' + '-istic' suffix, coined in mid-19th century. Originally neutral, it gradually developed negative connotations meaning 'overly simplified' or 'naively reductive.'

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🎵Rhyme

realisticoptimisticartistic
realistic
optimistic
artistic

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📝Examples

The professor called the student's essay simplistic and told him to consider multiple perspectives

😄 Fun example

Her simplistic diet plan was basically 'eat only carrots and you'll be healthy'

😄 Fun example

The politician's simplistic promise to 'fix everything in 30 days' fooled no one

Don't give me simplistic advice like 'just think positive' when I'm dealing with serious problems

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

oversimplifiednaivesuperficialshallowreductive

Antonyms

complexsophisticatednuanced

Related

simpleelementarybasiccrude