Meaning of Overextension | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits.
   countable, uncountable
2. Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Other nations sensed American overextension.”

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