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overrefinement

noun

1 overrefinement

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

synonyms: distortion, straining, torture, twisting.

Roget 477: intuition, instinct, association, hunch, gut feeling; presentiment, premonition; rule of thumb; superstition; astrology; faith (supposition) 514.    sophistry, ... show more

Dutch: deformatie, vervorming, verrekking


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