Overextension
Full definition of overextension
Noun
overextension
(countable and uncountable; plural overextensions)- The state or quality of being overextended.
- 2009, February 13, w, The Worst-Case Scenario, Other nations sensed American overextension.
- (linguistics) Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.