Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overgeneralise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-gen-er-alise
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of overgeneralize.

Example Sentences

"One possible worry about the main argument of this paper is that it overgeneralises."

Etymology

From over- + generalise.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Inflected Forms

overgeneralises (present, singular) overgeneralising (participle, present) overgeneralised (participle, past) overgeneralised (past)

Synonyms

overgeneralize

Questions

What does overgeneralise mean?: Alternative spelling of overgeneralize.
Where does overgeneralise come from?: From over- + generalise.

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