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circumlocution

noun/ˌsɜrkəmləˈkuʃən/

the use of many words to say something that could be expressed more briefly

The teacher explained the lesson with too much circumlocution, making it hard for the students to understand.

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word origin — from Latin 'circumlocutio', meaning 'speaking around'