generalized

adjective gen·er·al·ized \ ˈjen-rə-ˌlīzd , ˈje-nə- \

Updated on: 18 Apr 2018

Definition of generalized

: made general; especially : not highly differentiated biologically nor strictly adapted to a particular environment

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The patient has been experiencing generalized pain.

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The French strikes are more generalized than those in Germany, as people become restive under the pro-business leadership of President Emmanuel Macron.

— david meyer, Fortune, "Today's a Bad Day to Be Flying in Europe, Thanks to Airline Strikes," 10 Apr. 2018
For more than a year, bullish investors have ignored the generalized chaos of the Trump administration to focus on the metric that matters most to setting stock prices: the level of corporate profits relative to interest rates.

— tom saler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Tom Saler: If you abhor risk, here's a simple strategy for unpredictable times," 6 Apr. 2018
Engineering vaccines and drugs to include this generalized immune response should boost their effectiveness, the scientists say in a new study.

— bradley j. fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Overlooked antibodies play star role in fighting flu, Scripps Research-led study finds," 6 Apr. 2018
Allowing more patients to be enrolled in trials will speed the medical innovation process, allow more sick people to access potentially beneficial therapies, and produce more generalized results.

— david gerber, STAT, "Unnecessary exclusions shut patients out of clinical trials," 5 Apr. 2018
Paltrow and other proponents claim that insect venom can relieve a swarm of ailments, including inflammation, arthritis, generalized pain, scarring, and skin issues.

— beth mole, Ars Technica, "Woman dies from bee-sting therapy that Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow promote," 21 Mar. 2018
Trump’s attacks on individual companies offer a kind of psychic release for generalized anger at big digital business, but with the benefit that the president’s tirades don’t really have an effect on capitalism itself.

— jeet heer, The New Republic, "Why Conservatives Tolerate Trump’s Crony Capitalism," 30 Mar. 2018
The novel, by Ian McEwan, was published in 1987, a period of generalized paranoia about child abductions, exemplified by missing kids on milk cartons.

— john anderson, WSJ, "‘The Child in Time’ Review: The Trauma of the Missing," 29 Mar. 2018
But Saccone's generalized comments — that the left hates God — are no more true than the idea that the right, the party that most white evangelicals align with, loves God.

— eugene scott, Washington Post, "Rick Saccone’s accusation that the left hates God may be more alienating than compelling," 14 Mar. 2018

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GENERALIZED Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of generalized for English Language Learners

: not specific : not limited to a particular area, part, etc.

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generalized

adjective gen·er·al·ized

variants: or British generalised

medical Definition of generalized

1 a : spread or extended throughout the body : affecting many parts of the body

generalized paralysis

generalized aches and pains

b : affecting or involving all of a single part or region of the body

generalized back pain

generalized mouth soreness

2 : not highly differentiated biologically nor strictly adapted to a particular environment

a primitive generalized mammal

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