overabstract

adjective

over·​ab·​stract ˌō-vər-ab-ˈstrakt 

-ˈab-ˌstrakt

: excessively abstract

especially : unnecessarily difficult to understand

gave an overabstract explanation of the problem

… our aim is not to overcomplicate the essence of psychotherapy with extra theory or overabstract ideas, but rather to "demystify" this process …

—John Sharry et al.

overabstraction

ˌō-vər-ab-ˈstrak-shən 

-əb-

noun

plural overabstractions

The author stays well within the boundaries of a realistic and reasonable argument and seldom strays into the quagmire of overabstraction.

—Donald L. Hardesty

Word History

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above