misgeneralize
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To make an incorrect generalization.
Example Sentences
- "These programs may differ substantially, however, when examined in the light of their effects on the thought processes used to add and subtract, and of the likelihood that students will misinterpret or misgeneralize the principles implicit in the curriculum activities."
- "The structure [noun+of+ noun] is both exemplified in English such as the arm of the chair and in Spanish ([noun+de+ noun] being the unmarked construction for possessive), hence the potential for the Spanish speaker to misgeneralize the Spanish [noun+de+ noun] in the L2 input and to transfer the structure on the basis of similarity."
- "That's not to say that developers who use the class won't still misgeneralize the getting-vs-storing axiom."
- "Thinking about the case in this way sheds new light on the errors of those who misgeneralize on its basis."
Etymology
From mis- + generalize.