undergeneralisation

English

Noun

undergeneralisation (countable and uncountable, plural undergeneralisations)

1. Alternative form of undergeneralization
   • 2014, Scott Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, Laura Namy, Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding, →ISBN, page 318:

     A common undergeneralisation would be a child restricting the word 'doggie' to her family pet.