undergeneralize

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ generalize.

Pronunciation

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Verb

undergeneralize (third-person singular simple present undergeneralizes, present participle undergeneralizing, simple past and past participle undergeneralized)

1. To apply something with insufficient generality.
2. (linguistics) To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.