1. to draw broad conclusions from limited examples or evidence; to apply a rule or principle too widely without considering exceptions
Usage: British spelling (American: overgeneralizes); third-person singular present tense

Examples

• She overgeneralises when she says all teenagers are lazy based on her experience with one student.
• The researcher overgeneralises the findings from a small sample to the entire population.
• He overgeneralises about different cultures without understanding their nuances.
• The article overgeneralises the causes of climate change by focusing only on industrial emissions.
• When you overgeneralises from one bad experience, you miss the complexity of the situation.
• The study overgeneralises its conclusions beyond what the data actually supports.