noun
Meaning 1
Excessive refinement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overrefinement
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noun
Meaning 2
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distortion, straining, torture, twisting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: falsification, misrepresentation
History
Etymology
From over- + refinement.