Overgeneralize

Quick meaning: Overgeneralize is a verb meaning To discuss or regard something in terms that are too general, and thereby ignore significant details or differences.

Meaning

To discuss or regard something in terms that are too general, and thereby ignore significant details or differences.

Example Sentences

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 want to replace it with another one?

Word Forms

• overgeneralizes
• overgeneralizing
• overgeneralized

Synonyms for overgeneralize

Depending on context, synonyms include overgeneralise.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overgeneralise, overbroaden, overabstract, overspecify, overdescribe, overextend.

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