generalizationnoun [ C or U ]
UK usually generalisation uk/ˌdʒen.ə r.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdʒen.ə r.əl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/C1 a written or spoken statement in which you say or write that something is true all of the time when it is only true some of the time:
The report is full of errors and sweeping/broad generalizations.
Generalization can be dangerous.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
- broaden
- complicate
- depth
- detail
- dilate
- dilate on/upon sth
- dumb
- enlarge on/upon sth
- expand
- expand on sth
- expansive
- expatiate
- flesh
- flesh sth out
- predigested
- reductive
- simplify
- spec
- specification
- split
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