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over-extension

over-extension is the alternative form of overextension.

Meaning of overextension

Noun

overextension (countable and uncountable, plural overextensions)

  1. The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.
    • Other nations sensed American overextension.2009 February 13, David Brooks, “The Worst-Case Scenario”, in New York Times
  2. Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.

Forms of over-extension

pluralover-extensions

Questions about over-extension

What is over-extension the alternative form of?
Over-extension is the alternative form of overextension.

Words near over-extension in the dictionary

  1. over-elaborate
  2. over-enthusiastic
  3. over-estimate
  4. over-estimated
  5. over-excitement
  6. over-extension
  7. over-extensions
  8. over-feeble
  9. over-fire
  10. over-fired
  11. over-fires

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Adapted from Wiktionary: over-extension (page history and authors); overextension (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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