overrefinement

ˌoʊvərɪˈfaɪnmənt

Definition

Definition of overrefinement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

style

Rare

excessive refinement or delicacy in style or taste

Rare

The overrefinement of the dish made it less enjoyable.

distortion

Rare

act of distorting meaning through excessive detail

Rare

His overrefinement of the story confused the audience.

exaggeration

overstatement

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Origin of overrefinement

English, over (excessive) + refinement (elegance)

Terms with overrefinement included in their meaning

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effete

adj.

weakness

lacking strength or vitality due to overrefinement

Examples of overrefinement in a sentence

Critics noted the overrefinement in the film's visuals.
The overrefinement in his explanation made it hard to follow.
Her overrefinement of the details led to misunderstandings.

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French:raffinement excessif, ...
German:Überverfeinerung, ...
Italian:eccessiva raffinatezza, esagerazione, ...
Spanish:exceso de refinamiento, sobreelaboración, ...
Portuguese:excesso de refinamento, detalhamento excessivo, ...
Chinese:过分讲究, 过度修饰, ...
Japanese:過度の洗練, 過剰精緻化, ...
Arabic:مُبَالَغَة فِي التَّأَنُّق, الإفراط في التفصيل, ...
Hebrew:עִדּוּן מֻפְרָז, עִדּוּן יֶתֶר, ...
Russian:чрезмерная утонченность, чрезмерная детализация, ...
Ukrainian:надмірна витонченість, надмірна деталізація, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक परिष्कार, अधिक परिष्करण, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত পরিশোধন, অতিরিক্ত পরিশীলন, ...
Catalan:excés de refinament, sobrerefinació, ...
Czech:přemrštěná vytříbenost, zkreslení přehnanou podrobností, ...
Danish:overforfinelse, overdetaljering, ...
Dutch:overmatige verfijning, ...
Greek:υπερβολική εκλέπτυνση, υπερβολική λεπτομέρεια, ...
Hungarian:finomkodás, eltorzítás, ...
Khmer:ភាពល្អិតល្អន់ហួសប្រមាណក្នុងរចនាប័ទ្ម ឬរសជាតិនិយម, ការបំភ្លៃន័យដោយបន្ថែមលម្អិតហួសប្រមាណ, ...
Korean:지나친 세련됨, 지나친 세부화, ...
Persian:ظرافت بیش از حد, جزئی‌نگری بیش از حد, ...
Polish:nadmierne wyrafinowanie, nadmierne uszczegółowienie, ...
Portuguese (BR):excesso de refinamento, super-refinamento, ...
Romanian:rafinament excesiv, supra-rafinare, ...
Swedish:överdriven förfining, överförfining, ...
Thai:ความประณีตเกินไป, การบรรยายที่ละเอียดเกินไป, ...
Turkish:aşırı incelik, aşırı detaylandırma, ...
Vietnamese:sự quá tinh tế, quá chi tiết, ...

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Definition of overrefinement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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