Overgeneralise

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of overgeneralize. alt-of, alternative

    "One possible worry about the main argument of this paper is that it overgeneralises."

  2. 2
    draw too general a conclusion wordnet

Synonyms

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overgeneralizeovergeneralize

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"One possible worry about the main argument of this paper is that it overgeneralises."

Etymology

From over- + generalise.

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