"overengineer" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "over- + engineer",
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          "ref": "2007 January 31, Martin Fackler, “Hobbled by Disappointing Sales and a Loss at the Game Unit, Sony's Profit Drops 5%”, in New York Times",
          "text": "While PlayStation 3 surpasses both Wii and Xbox 360 in performance and graphics, the critics say it suffers from the same problem as many other Sony products: it is overengineered, scaring away average shoppers.",
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          "ref": "2023 June 28, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: 'There will be more Nunehams'”, in RAIL, number 986, page 3",
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        "To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally."
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        "(transitive) To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "overdesign"
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      ],
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  "word": "overengineer"
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  "etymology_text": "over- + engineer",
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        "To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally."
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        "(transitive) To render something more complicated than necessary; often implying that the complexity was added intentionally."
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