OVERGENERALIZE

overgeneralize, overgeneralise

(verb) draw too general a conclusion; “It is dangerous to overgeneralize”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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