overextension

overextension englanniksi

1. The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.

2. {{quote-journal|en|date=February 13, 2009|author=David Brooks|title=The Worst-Case Scenario|work=New York Times|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/opinion/13brooks.html

3. Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses ''cat'' to refer to all animals.