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overgeneralise

/ˌəʊ.vəˈdʒen.ər.ə.laɪz/

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verb

/ˌəʊ.vəˈdʒen.ər.ə.laɪz/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия, заключающегося в формулировании утверждения или вывода, который является слишком широким или применимым к слишком многим случаям, часто игнорируя конкретные различия.

A verb used to indicate the act of making a statement or conclusion that is too broad or applies to too many cases, often ignoring specific differences.

  1. Draw too general a conclusionC1formal

    To make a statement or conclusion that is too broad based on limited evidence or examples.

    ruДелать слишком обобщённый вывод

    • It is easy to overgeneralise about a culture after visiting only one city.
    • The researcher warned against overgeneralising the results from a small sample.
    • People often overgeneralise based on a single negative experience.

    Synonymsgeneralizeoversimplifystereotypesweep

    Antonymsparticularizequalifyspecify

Forms
  • overgeneralised past participle
  • overgeneralized past participle
  • overgeneralised past simple
  • overgeneralized past simple
  • overgeneralising present participle
  • overgeneralizing present participle
  • overgeneralises third person singular
  • overgeneralizes third person singular