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Overrefinement

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Noun

1. distortion, overrefinement, straining, torture, twisting

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Overrefinement

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prefix
1. 
excessive or excessively; beyond an agreed or desirable limit
overcharge
overdue
oversimplify
2. 
indicating superior rank
overseer
3. 
indicating location or movement above
overhang
4. 
indicating movement downwards
overthrow

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Overrefinement

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1. 
a. 
above in position, over, outer, upper
overhead
b. 
superior, eminent
overlord
2. 
a. 
passing across or beyond
overshoot, overpass, overrun
b. 
passing over the top or the brim of
overflow
3. 
denoting movement downward from above
overwhelm
4. 
across the surface of
overgrowth, overprint
5. 
more (than), excessive, too much, beyond the normal, extra
overrate, oversell, oversleep
6. 
overly; excessively
overeager, overlong

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Overrefinement

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tr.v. o·ver·re·fined, o·ver·re·fin·ing, o·ver·re·fines
To refine beyond a desired or appropriate point.

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