overgeneralized

ˌəʊvəˈʤɛnərəˌlaɪzd

Definition

Definition of overgeneralized - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

language

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described in a way that is too broad

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The statement was overgeneralized and didn't consider individual differences.

oversimplified

sweeping

logic

Rare

applied to all cases without exception

Rare

Her overgeneralized view of the issue led to misunderstandings.

blanket

sweeping

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Origin of overgeneralized

English, over (excessive) + generalize (make general)

Examples of overgeneralized in a sentence

The overgeneralized claim was quickly debunked by experts.
His overgeneralized statements caused confusion.
The overgeneralized policy didn't fit all situations.

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French:trop général, trop généralisé, ...
German:übergeneralisierend, ...
Italian:troppo generico, assolutizzato, ...
Spanish:sobregeneralizado, generalizado a todos los casos, ...
Portuguese:demasiado generalizado, generalizado para todos os casos, ...
Chinese:过于笼统的, 一概而论的, ...
Japanese:過度に一般化された, すべてのケースに適用される, ...
Arabic:مُعَمَّم بِشَكل مُبالَغ فيه, مُعَمَّم بِشَكْل مُفْرِط, ...
Hebrew:מֻגְזָם בְּהַכְלָלָה, מֻכְלָל מִדַּי, ...
Russian:слишком обобщённый, обобщённый без исключений, ...
Ukrainian:надто узагальнений, узагальнений, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक सामान्यीकृत, सभी मामलों में लागू, ...
Bengali:অতিসরলীকৃত, ...
Catalan:sobregeneralitzat, ...
Czech:příliš zobecněný, přehnaně zobecněný, ...
Danish:overgeneralisering, ...
Dutch:overgegeneraliseerd, op alle gevallen toegepast, ...
Greek:υπεργενικευμένος, χωρίς εξαιρέσεις, ...
Hungarian:túláltalánosított, ...
Khmer:ដែលធ្វើការសរុបហួសពេក, ទូទៅហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:지나치게 일반화된, 모든 경우에 적용된, ...
Persian:بیش از حد کلی‌سازی شده, بدون استثنا, ...
Polish:zbyt ogólny, zbyt szeroki, ...
Portuguese (BR):supergeneralizado, ...
Romanian:prea generalizat, generalizat fără excepție, ...
Swedish:övergeneraliserad, generaliserad utan undantag, ...
Thai:กว้างเกินไป, เหมารวมทั้งหมด, ...
Turkish:aşırı genelleştirilmiş, istisnasız genelleştirilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:quá chung chung, khái quát hóa, ...

overgeneralize

ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnərəˌlaɪz

Definition of overgeneralize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

broad application

tr.

Rare

apply a rule too broadly

tr.

Rare

The study overgeneralizes the findings to the entire population..

misapply

overapply

overextend

broad statements

tr./intr.

Rare

make statements that ignore specific details

tr./intr.

Rare

She tends to overgeneralize about teenagers.

oversimplify

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Origin of overgeneralize

English, over- (excessively) + generalize (make general)

Examples of overgeneralize in a sentence

It's easy to overgeneralize from a single bad experience.
He tends to overgeneralize when discussing politics.
Don't overgeneralize based on one bad experience.

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French:généraliser, faire des généralisations, ...
German:übergeneralisieren, pauschalisieren, ...
Italian:generalizzare troppo, generalizzare, ...
Spanish:sobregeneralizar, hacer generalizaciones amplias, ...
Portuguese:generalizar demais, generalizar, ...
Chinese:泛化, 过度泛化, ...
Japanese:過度に適用する, 一般化しすぎる, ...
Arabic:عَمَّمَ, أَطْلَقَ حُكْمًا عَامًّا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכְלִיל יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, לְהַכְלִיל, ...
Russian:чрезмерно распространять, обобщать, ...
Ukrainian:перегальмовувати, узагальнювати, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक व्यापक बनाना, अधिक सामान्यीकरण करना, ...
Bengali:অতিরঞ্জিত করা, অতিরিক্ত সাধারণ করা, ...
Catalan:sobregeneralitzar, generalitzar massa, ...
Czech:příliš zobecňovat, generalizovat, ...
Danish:overgeneralisere, forenkle, ...
Dutch:overmatig toepassen, generaliseren, ...
Greek:υπεργενικεύω, γενικεύω, ...
Hungarian:túláltalánosítani, ...
Khmer:អនុវត្តទូលំទូលាយហួសប្រមាណ, សន្និដ្ឋានទូទៅហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:지나치게 적용하다, 과잉 일반화하다, ...
Persian:بیش از حد تعمیم دادن, کلی‌گویی کرد, ...
Polish:zbytnio stosować, uogólniać, ...
Portuguese (BR):generalizar demais, generalizar, ...
Romanian:a aplica prea larg, a generaliza excesiv, ...
Swedish:övergeneraliserar, förenkla, ...
Thai:ใช้กฎเกณฑ์กว้างเกินไป, กล่าวกว้างๆ, ...
Turkish:aşırı genellemek, genelleme yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:áp dụng quá rộng, nói chung chung, ...

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