overextension

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Definition of overextension

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.

“Other nations sensed American overextension.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.

“Other nations sensed American overextension.”
(countable, uncountable)Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.

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From over- + extension.

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