overingenuity

/ˌoʊvərɪndʒəˈnuəti/
noun
  1. Excessive cleverness or complexity that makes something less effective or believable.
    • The overingenuity of the plan made it impossible to carry out.
    • His overingenuity in solving the puzzle only created more problems.
    • The writer's overingenuity ruined the story with too many twists.
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