"misgeneralise" meaning in English

See misgeneralise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misgeneralises [present, singular, third-person], misgeneralising [participle, present], misgeneralised [participle, past], misgeneralised [past]
Etymology: From mis- + generalise. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mis-|generalise}} mis- + generalise Head templates: {{en-verb}} misgeneralise (third-person singular simple present misgeneralises, present participle misgeneralising, simple past and past participle misgeneralised)
  1. Alternative form of misgeneralize Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: misgeneralize

Inflected forms

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