simplistic notion
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsimplisticandnotion
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simplistic
adjective
uk/sɪmˈplɪs.tɪk/us/sɪmˈplɪs.tɪk/
making something complicated seem simple by ignoring important parts ...
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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(Definition ofsimplisticandnotionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofsimplistic notion
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It tries to say something about thesimplisticnotionthat lightweight buildings are light buildings.
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We questioned thesimplisticnotionof 'information' and demonstrated the complex process of communication involved in the promotion of cervical screening.
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While the reports may talk of a single 'music industry', closer examination of them shows that such asimplisticnotionis misplaced.
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Our results challenged asimplisticnotionthat strength of phonological representation is the common denominator underlying speech perception, speech production, naming, and phonological awareness.
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Our group does not defend thesimplisticnotionthat economic policy should be surrendered to politics and solidarity.
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We also need to forget thesimplisticnotionthat limiting privacy automatically promotes security.
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I wish to disabuse them of thatsimplisticnotion.
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It is much more difficult and challenging to debate those matters and the dangers that they create than the verysimplisticnotionof the dangers of war.
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To an extent it also demonstrates the inadequacy of cultural capital as a concept if it is too closely aligned to simplistic notions of class specificity and social hierarchy.
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In particular, it will provide more evidence that simplistic notions of 'community as good' and 'institutions as bad' or vice versa, do not stand up to historical scrutiny.
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It goes beyond somewhat simplistic notions of duty and benevolence by using impressive details of philanthropic funding, including a comprehensive analysis of individual donations and their impact on specific hospitals.
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He stresses that loss of faith reflects simplistic notions on the nature of secularization, namely the idea of subtraction.
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Even though courses emphasised microstates and energy levels, most students could not get beyond simplistic notions of randomness or disorder.
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