overgeneralization

 [oh-ver-jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]  

o·ver·gen·er·al·i·za·tion

   [oh-ver-jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of overgeneralizing.
2.
the result of overgeneralizing.
3.
Linguistics. (in language acquisition) the process of extending the application of a rule to items that are excluded from it in the language norm, as when a child uses the regular past tense verb ending -ed of forms like I walked to produce forms like *I goed or *I rided.
Origin:
1945–50; over- + generalization
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Overgeneralization is always a great word to know.
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