Overengineer
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally. transitive
"While PlayStation 3 surpasses both Wii and Xbox 360 in performance and graphics, the critics say it suffers from the same problem as many other Sony products: it is overengineered, scaring away average shoppers."
Example
More examples"While PlayStation 3 surpasses both Wii and Xbox 360 in performance and graphics, the critics say it suffers from the same problem as many other Sony products: it is overengineered, scaring away average shoppers."
Etymology
From over- + engineer.
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