: too simple : not thoroughgoing or exhaustive oversimple theories.

What does it mean to oversimplify something?

: to simplify to such an extent as to bring about distortion, misunderstanding, or error. intransitive verb. : to engage in undue or extreme simplification.

Is Oversimple a word?

o·ver·sim·ple. adj. Too simple; not thoroughgoing: oversimple explanations of complex phenomena.