Word: undergeneralized
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
ge
ner
a
lized
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of undergeneralize. To use a word or phrase to refer to a smaller set of entities than it properly describes.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: general
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: genus
Language: la
Decoded: genus
Meaning: class, kind
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
Meaning: -al
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.