# overextension

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
From over- + extension.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/overextension