Overrefinement (Noun)
Meaning
The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The academic's critique of the artist's intentions was lost due to her tendency towards overrefinement of the original message.
- The politician's speech was muddled by the overrefinement of her words, making it difficult to discern her actual stance on the issue.
- The film critic's review was more notable for its overrefinement of the movie's symbolism than for its thoughtful analysis.
- After months of editing, the poem's meaning had become lost in a sea of overrefinement, bearing little resemblance to the poet's original vision.
- The interviewer's follow-up question was an example of overrefinement, taking the celebrity's harmless remark and twisting it into something scandalous.