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Overextended vs Overextension - What's the difference?

overextended | overextension |

As a verb overextended

is past tense of overextend.

As an adjective overextended

is extended or expanded beyond a safe limit.

As a noun overextension is

the state or quality of being overextended.

overextended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (overextend)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • extended or expanded beyond a safe limit

    • overextension

    English

    Noun

  • The state or quality of being overextended.
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  • (linguistics) Application of a term to too many referents, as for example when a child uses cat to refer to all animals.