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Meaning of "overextension" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVEREXTENSION

overextension  [ˌəʊvərɪkˈstɛnʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVEREXTENSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overextension is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OVEREXTENSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overextension in the English dictionary

The definition of overextension in the dictionary is the act of extending something too far.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVEREXTENSION


abstention
əbˈstɛnʃən
attention
əˈtɛnʃən
contention
kənˈtɛnʃən
detention
dɪˈtɛnʃən
distension
dɪsˈtɛnʃən
extension
ɪkˈstɛnʃən
hyperextension
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈstɛnʃən
hypertension
ˌhaɪpəˈtɛnʃən
hypotension
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtɛnʃən
intension
ɪnˈtɛnʃən
intention
ɪnˈtɛnʃən
irretention
ɪrɪˈtɛnʃən
mention
ˈmɛnʃən
normotension
ˈnɔːməʊˌtɛnʃən
overattention
ˌəʊvərəˈtɛnʃən
pretension
prɪˈtɛnʃən
protension
prəʊˈtɛnʃən
retention
rɪˈtɛnʃən
sustention
səˈstɛnʃən
tension
ˈtɛnʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVEREXTENSION

overexcite
overexcited
overexcitement
overexercise
overexert
overexertion
overexpand
overexpansion
overexpectation
overexplain
overexplicit
overexploit
overexpose
overexposed
overexposure
overextend
overextended
overextraction
overextravagant
overexuberant

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVEREXTENSION

air suspension
apprehension
ascension
coefficient of expansion
commission
comprehension
declension
dimension
en pension
Executive Mansion
expansion
file extension
hair extension
independent suspension
mansion
pension
reading comprehension
recension
retirement pension
surface tension
thermal expansion

Synonyms and antonyms of overextension in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overextension» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVEREXTENSION

Find out the translation of overextension to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overextension from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overextension» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sobreextensión
570 millions of speakers

English

overextension
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overextension
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المفرط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переобразованию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overextension
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overextension
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hyperextension
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keterlaluan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Überdehnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

過剰拡大
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overextension
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overextension
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overextension
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதீத உழைப்புப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतिविराम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

taşırılmasından
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sovraestensione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

overextension
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переобразованію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prea larg
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερέκταση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overextension
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överextension
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overextension
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overextension

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREXTENSION»

The term «overextension» is normally little used and occupies the 127.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVEREXTENSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overextension

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVEREXTENSION»

Discover the use of overextension in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overextension and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Language Development: Syntax and semantics
It should also be apparent that, according to the present theory, a featurally based overextension could occur for either one of two different reasons. First, a word could be overextended because the child has incorrectly identified the features ...
Stan A. Kuczaj, 1982
2
Myths of Empire: Domestic Politics and International Ambition
Jack Snyder identifies recurrent myths of empire, describes the varieties of overextension to which they lead, and criticizes the traditional explanations offered by historians and political scientists.
Jack Snyder, 2013
3
Growing Points in Child Language
No child produced an overextension of /, and only two children each produced one overextension of she. In comparison, higher averages were found for the overextension of he and they, as predicted. The average proportion of overextension ...
Katharine Perera, Glyn Collis, Brian J. Richards, 1994
4
Mobilizing Invisible Assets
Overextension and trait-making are similar in that both focus on the development of dynamism created from an imbalance between the strategy (project) and the resource or organization (trait). Two characteristics of an overextension strategy ...
Hiroyuki ITAMI, Thomas W. Roehl, Hiroyuki Itami, 2009
5
PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD
aball«. to refer to the moon, eggs, roundcakesanda miscellany of other rounded or spherical objects. In other situations, overextension canleadto amusing and embarrassing situations.Thebaby callsher father ...
Peter Mitchell, 2012
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The Study of Language
This process is called overextension and the most common pattern is for the child to overextend the meaning of a word on the basis of similarities of shape, sound and size, and, to a lesser extent, movement and texture. Thus the word ball is ...
George Yule, 2006
7
A System of Indian Logic: The Nyāya Theory of Inference : ...
Therefore there is no overextension.1 In this way there is no fault if svariipasambandharupa- vacchedakatva is introduced in the definition of fallacy. In such a case there is no harm in dropping the avacchedakatva in the form of anatiriktavrttitva ...
John Vattanky, 2003
8
Weberian Sociological Theory
It is possible that the limits of overextension have expanded in the industrial era compared to the preceding era of agrarian states, from which the overextension rule was formulated. But although the cost of transportation generally has fallen ...
Randall Collins, 1986
9
Early Category and Concept Development : Making Sense of the ...
Overextension of early nouns is a common phenomenon. Children go through a period in the second year when many of their first-learned nouns are given too broad a meaning. Some of this overextension appears to be the result of having to ...
David H. Rakison Assistant Professor of Psychology Carnegie Mellon University, Lisa M. Oakes Assosiate Professor of Psychology University of Iowa, 2003
10
In Vitro Methods in Developmental Toxicology: Use in ...
Several forms are known in which heritable or environmentally induced teratogenesis is associated with an overextension or a diminution of one or more PCD zones. Although it is not clear if these are primary or secondary features of ...
Gary L. Kimmel, Devendra M. Kochhar, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVEREXTENSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overextension is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Recapturing Our Ideals
... social conflict and civil war; military overextension and resource-draining wars; excessive debt; and subjugation by external powers. «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Conversation: Al Shabaab Loses Ground in Somalia
... then as you said there was this sort of overextension and al Shabaab continued to be ruthless, using guerilla-style tactics, and pretty effective. «STRATFOR, Jul 15»
3
PC Preview - 'Skyshine's Bedlam'
... available abilities determine characters' roles and ranges, which forces you to pay a lot of attention to positioning and possible overextension ... «WorthPlaying.com, Jul 15»
4
Organizations, like families, must protect themselves against debt
This type of overextension, or leverage, is very similar to the debt burdens faced by individuals or even governments,” according to Friedenthal. «Jewish Community Voice, Jul 15»
5
Jail time for former caregiver in financial crime
RACINE — It was a $1,000 gift and a couple's alleged financial overextension that led a former Racine caregiver to steal more than $13,000 ... «Journal Times, Jul 15»
6
The heterodoxies of the 'Shadow Council' – some important excerpts
77); In this regard, a life-long relationship must now be regarded as a “mutual overextension.” (p. 77) Therefore, people can “only face the next ... «Lifesite, Jul 15»
7
The Facts on China's June Correction
We believe overextension of margin was the primary cause of the June pullback. Individual retail investors, who represent 85%7 of the market ... «ETF Trends, Jul 15»
8
Turkey: The almost mediator state
This overextension of Turkish diplomacy came at a serious price. Second, while conceptually the notion of Turkish exceptionalism has found a ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Jul 15»
9
Justices: Whistleblower Law Protects 'Watchdog Employees'
... "Any such reliance misperceives the case's essential finding of no retaliation and results in an overextension of Massarano 's significance.". «New Jersey Law Journal, Jul 15»
10
UPDATE 1-Chinese equity funds report $5.3 bln outflows worldwide …
We believe overextension of margin was the primary cause of the pullback." (Reporting by Sam Forgione; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and ... «Reuters, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Overextension [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/overextension>. Apr 2024 ».
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