1. to design something with more features, complexity, or capacity than necessary

1. the practice or result of designing something with excessive features or complexity

Examples

• The architect tends to overdesign buildings with unnecessary decorative elements.
• Engineers must avoid overdesigning the bridge to keep costs reasonable.
• The software’s overdesign made it difficult for users to navigate.
• The company’s overdesign of the product led to higher manufacturing costs.
• Simple solutions are often better than overdesign in product development.
• The website suffered from overdesign with too many competing visual elements.
• Management criticized the team’s overdesign of the basic reporting system.