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overgeneralize
o·ver·gen·er·al·ize [ vər jénnərə lz ] (past and past participle o·ver·gen·er·al·ized, present participle o·ver·gen·er·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular o·ver·gen·er·al·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
make too sweeping statement about something: to draw too general a conclusion about something on the basis of limited or incomplete evidence

o·ver·gen·er·al·i·za·tion [ vər jènnərəli záysh'n ] noun
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