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overgeneralise

overgeneralise is the alternative spelling of overgeneralize.

Meaning of overgeneralize

Verb

overgeneralize (third-person singular simple present overgeneralizes, present participle overgeneralizing, simple past and past participle overgeneralized)

  1. To discuss or regard something in terms that are too general, and thereby ignore significant details or differences.
    • And — again to overgeneralize from my experience — users may not want a second Twitter either. I was a heavy Twitter user for over a decade. I loved it until I didn’t. I made connections, grew a following, floated ideas, had fun. But it also became a second, often angry, voice inside my head. Do I...2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times

Forms of overgeneralise

third-person singular presentovergeneralises
present participleovergeneralising
past participleovergeneralised
pastovergeneralised

Origin of overgeneralise

From over- + generalise.

Questions about overgeneralise

What is overgeneralise the alternative spelling of?
Overgeneralise is the alternative spelling of overgeneralize.

Words near overgeneralise in the dictionary

  1. overgenderizes
  2. overgenderizing
  3. overgeneral
  4. overgeneralisation
  5. overgeneralisations
  6. overgeneralise
  7. overgeneralised
  8. overgeneralises
  9. overgeneralising
  10. overgenerality
  11. overgeneralization

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