overcorrect

English

Etymology

Verb

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

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