overgeneralize

🇺🇸 /ˌəʊvərˈdʒenrəlaɪz/ 🇬🇧 /ˌəʊvəˈdʒenrəlaɪz/
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verb
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to make a broad statement that is not always true

It's wrong to overgeneralize that all teenagers are lazy.

translation

v. to make a broad statement that is not always true

Word Forms

3rd Present overgeneralizes
Past overgeneralized
Perfect overgeneralized
Progressive overgeneralizing