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banalysis

banalysis noun: trivial and uninsightful analysis.

Noun

banalysis (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, informal) Trivial and uninsightful analysis.
    • But then, Ronald Harwood's script doesn't exactly radiate authenticity. Hollywood has put Evita through the banalysis machine and found her just another little girl who wants to be a star.1981 February 23, Tom Shales, “’Evita’ Evolving”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2024
    • This "banalysis" is not incorrect; it is usually quite well written and relies on the standard summary works in relevant fields, but it seems that one would not be reading this book if one did not already know these general outlines.2006 January, Steven A. Walton, “The Field and the Forge: Population, Production, and Power in the Pre-industrial West [book review]”, in Technology and Culture, volume 47, number 1, Baltimore, M.D....

Origin of banalysis

Blend of banal + analysis.

Questions about banalysis

What does banalysis mean?
Banalysis means trivial and uninsightful analysis.
What part of speech is banalysis?
Banalysis is a noun.

Words near banalysis in the dictionary

  1. banalizes
  2. banalizing
  3. banally
  4. banalness
  5. banalsite
  6. banalysis
  7. Banamine
  8. banan
  9. banana
  10. banana bag
  11. banana bags

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