overengineering
/ˌoʊvərˌɛndʒəˈnɪrɪŋ/
verb
- To design or build something in a more complicated or expensive way than is necessary.
- The team decided to overengineering the system to impress the client, but it backfired.
- Don't overengineering your presentation; a clear, simple message works best.
- Engineers often overengineering a simple solution by adding unnecessary features.
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noun
- The act of designing or building something in a more complicated or expensive way than is necessary.
- Overengineering of the software led to slow performance and frequent crashes.
- The bridge's overengineering made it cost three times the original budget.
- The company's culture of overengineering resulted in products that were too complex for most users.