I am looking for a word for phrase for when a word (usually a noun) is broken down into "simpler" words. It might also have derogatory undertones but that is not necessary.
Example 1: Soccer is just "guys kicking a ball"
Example 2: Origami is just "folding paper nicely"
You can try reductionism, defined by Merriam Webster as
A procedure or theory that reduces complex data and phenomena to simple terms.
Also see reductionism, defined by oxford dictionary online as
The practice of analyzing and describing a complex phenomenon in terms of phenomena that are held to represent a simpler or more fundamental level, especially when this is said to provide a sufficient explanation.
