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overgeneralizing
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛnərəlaɪzɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnəˌrlaɪzɪŋ/
Translations
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈdʒenərəlaɪzɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnərəˌlaɪzɪŋ/
Gerund/abstract noun denoting the act or process of making overly broad generalizations; typically uncountable.
In cognitive-behavioral therapy, clients are taught to recognize overgeneralizing as a dysfunctional thinking pattern.
En thérapie cognitivo-comportementale, on apprend aux patients à reconnaître la sur-généralisation comme un schéma de pensée dysfonctionnel.
Additional translations
Synonyms
sweeping generalization
hasty generalization
blanket statement
sweeping statement
sweeping inference
blanket generalization
unwarranted generalization
broad generalization
broad-brush generalization
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛnərəlaɪzɪŋ/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnəˌrlaɪzɪŋ/
Her overgeneralizing comments about teenagers being lazy were not well received by the audience.
Ses remarques généralisant à l'excès sur le fait que les adolescents sont paresseux ont été mal accueillies par le public.
Synonyms
generalizing excessively
overgeneralizing
Gerund
overgeneralized
Past Simple
overgeneralized
Past Participle
overgeneralizing
Gerund
UK
/ˌəʊvəˈdʒɛnərəlaɪz/
US
/ˌoʊvərˈdʒɛnəˌrlaɪz/
She tends to overgeneralize by saying that all politicians are corrupt based on a few scandals.
Elle a tendance à sur-généraliser en disant que tous les politiciens sont corrompus à partir de quelques scandales.
Children often overgeneralize the past-tense rule and say "goed" instead of "went."
Les enfants sur-généralisent souvent la règle du passé et disent « goed » au lieu de « went ».
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Definitions
In cognitive-behavioral therapy, clients are taught to recognize overgeneralizing as a dysfunctional thinking pattern.
Her overgeneralizing comments about teenagers being lazy were not well received by the audience.
She tends to overgeneralize by saying that all politicians are corrupt based on a few scandals.
Children often overgeneralize the past-tense rule and say "goed" instead of "went."