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Overgeneralized meaning

simple past and past participle of overgeneralize

Using Overgeneralized

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of overgeneralize
  • In the example corpus, overgeneralized often appears in combinations such as: an overgeneralized, various overgeneralized, overgeneralized theories.

Context around Overgeneralized

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

various 2×

Often after:

theories 2× belief 1× version 1×

Sentence patterns with Overgeneralized

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

to various overgeneralized theories 2× example an overgeneralized belief that 1× learning an overgeneralized version and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

initially the term 2× for example an 1× the work also 1×

Common sentence endings:

various overgeneralized theories 2× and getting stuck 1× anxiety of embarrassment 1×

Words around Overgeneralized

Just before it in the word index:

overgeneralize 2 overgate 8 overgarment 4 overfunded 2 overfull 2 overflying 2

Just after it in the word index:

overgenerous 2 overgrazed 9 overgrazing 30 overground 62 overgrow 4 overgrown 135

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Overgeneralized

  • In this selection, "overgeneralized" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, various, theories, belief and version stand out and add context to how "overgeneralized" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include to various overgeneralized theories and example an overgeneralized belief that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "overgeneralized" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with overgeneralized

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Initially, the term "theory of everything" was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories. (18 words)

Initially, the term theory of everything was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories. (18 words)

The work also created a question for computational linguists to answer: how does an infant learn a specific and non-normal grammar ( Chomsky Normal Form ) without learning an overgeneralized version and getting stuck? (33 words)

Longer example sentences

For example, an overgeneralized belief that something bad "always" happens may lead someone to have excessive fears of even minimally risky situations and to avoid benign social situations due to anticipatory anxiety of embarrassment. (34 words)

The work also created a question for computational linguists to answer: how does an infant learn a specific and non-normal grammar ( Chomsky Normal Form ) without learning an overgeneralized version and getting stuck? (33 words)

Initially, the term "theory of everything" was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories. (18 words)

Question examples

The work also created a question for computational linguists to answer: how does an infant learn a specific and non-normal grammar ( Chomsky Normal Form ) without learning an overgeneralized version and getting stuck? (33 words)

Example sentences (4)

For example, an overgeneralized belief that something bad "always" happens may lead someone to have excessive fears of even minimally risky situations and to avoid benign social situations due to anticipatory anxiety of embarrassment.

Initially, the term "theory of everything" was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories.

Initially, the term theory of everything was used with an ironic connotation to refer to various overgeneralized theories.

The work also created a question for computational linguists to answer: how does an infant learn a specific and non-normal grammar ( Chomsky Normal Form ) without learning an overgeneralized version and getting stuck?

Common combinations with overgeneralized

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "overgeneralized" in a sentence?
An example: "For example, an overgeneralized belief that something bad "always" happens may lead someone to have excessive fears of even minimally risky situations and to avoid benign social situations due to anticipatory anxiety of embarrassment." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "overgeneralized" from authentic English texts.
What does "overgeneralized" mean?
Overgeneralized means: simple past and past participle of overgeneralize
How many example sentences with "overgeneralized" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "overgeneralized", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.