Misused design patterns

Question

Are there, in the canonical Gang of Four list, any design patterns that you often find misused, misunderstood or overused (other than the highly debated Singleton)? In other wor

Answer 1

Actually, I would say design patterns in general are overused when a KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid Keep it Short and Simple) solution is all that's needed.

Design patterns are great for making a system flexible, but at the cost of making the implementation more complex. This is only a worthwhile trade off when the flexibility will provide a practical advantage.