Definition of Overgeneralized

1. Verb. (past of overgeneralize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Overgeneralized

1. overgeneralize [v] - See also: overgeneralize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overgeneralized

overgalls
overgangs
overgarment
overgarments
overgarrisoned
overgave
overgaze
overgazed
overgazes
overgazing
overgeneralise
overgeneralization
overgeneralizations
overgeneralize
overgeneralized
overgeneralizer
overgeneralizers
overgeneralizes
overgeneralizing
overgenerate
overgenerosity
overgenerous
overgenerously
overget
overgets
overgild
overgilded
overgilding
overgilds

Literary usage of Overgeneralized

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"More than one ambitious diner has likewise overgeneralized and committed the faux pas (\%-‘pä\) of ordering vichyssoise as \ ..."

2. Sound Systems: Explicit, Systematic Phonics in Early Literacy Contexts by Anna Lyon, Paula Moore (2002)
"... due to the fact that he was learning more about complex vowel patterns; he may have overgeneralized. For example, dug and touched have similar sounds. ..."

3. Content Area Reading: A Heuristic Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1990)
"Grade equivalent scores in particular tend to be overgeneralized and taken to mean that a student's overall achievement and experience level are equal to ..."

4. You Can Choose to Be Happy: "Rise Above" Anxiety, Anger, and Depression by Tom G. Stevens (1998)
"These are just overgeneralized thoughts, not reality. Thinking in extremes-exaggerating differences, dichotomous thinking. Everything is either black or ..."

5. Globalization and the World of Large Cities by Fu-chen Lo, Yue-man Yeung (1998)
"I believe this hypothesis to be hopelessly overgeneralized. I do not believe that there has been any generalized rise in social protest or social movements ..."

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