overcorrect

English

Etymology

over- +‎ correct

Verb

overcorrect (third-person singular simple present overcorrects, present participle overcorrecting, simple past and past participle overcorrected)

1. To correct too sharply or too much
   • 2007 July 5, Michelle York, “Alcohol Not a Factor in S.U.V. Crash That Killed 5 Friends”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     […] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.

Derived terms

• overcorrection

Related terms

• hypercorrect