Word: undergeneralizing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: un
der
ge
ner
a
li
zing
Definition: Present 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: Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc; as opposed to specific or particular.
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: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.