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countable and uncountable, plural overextensions
The state or quality of being overextended; extension beyond normal, correct, or appropriate bounds or limits. quotations examples
Other nations sensed American overextension.
2009 February 13, David Brooks, “The Worst-Case Scenario”, in New York Times
(linguistics) Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals. examples