overclassify
verb
over·clas·si·fy
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overclassified;
overclassifying
Definition of overclassify
: to classify (something or someone) to an excessive degree: such as
a
transitive
: to divide (someone or something) into too many or unnecessary classes (see class entry 1 sense 3)
The model we describe is intended to work with the differences people bring to the therapy situation, without overclassifying them based on any particular characteristics.— Charlie Johnson and Denise Webster
also
: to include too many or too much of (someone or something) in a class
… has long argued, however, that this cutoff overclassifies children and artificially inflates diagnostic rates. — George Kapalka
b
transitive + intransitive
: to make (something, such as information or documents) classified (see classified entry 1 sense 2) unnecessarily
The intelligence community too often overclassifies information that many of us believe should readily be available …— Pete Hoekstra We're overclassifying. We're keeping too much out of the public domain.— Robert Baer
Other Words from overclassify
overclassification
\ ˌō-vər-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən
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noun,
plural overclassifications
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noun,
plural overclassifications
overclassification of students
overclassification of government data
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