overrefinement

overrefinement
noun
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
Syn: ↑distortion, ↑straining, ↑torture, ↑twisting
Derivationally related forms: ↑twist (for: ↑twisting), ↑overrefine, ↑distort (for: ↑distortion)
Hypernyms: ↑falsification, ↑misrepresentation

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
: excessive refinement

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/oh"veuhr ri fuyn"meuhnt/, n.
excessive or unnecessary refinement.
[1705-15; OVER- + REFINEMENT]

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  • wiredraw — transitive verb Date: 1598 1. to draw or stretch forcibly ; elongate 2. to draw or spin out to great length, tenuity, or overrefinement ; attenuate • wiredrawer noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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