overcorrection
[ oh-ver-kuh-rek-shuh n ]
/ ˌoʊ vər kəˈrɛk ʃən /
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noun
correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
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Nearby words
overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident, overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection, overcritical, overcrop, overcrowd, overcrowded, overcrowding
Origin of overcorrection
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Examples from the Web for over-correction
It was perhaps due in part to over-correction, when the context was forgotten and the subject had lost its freshness.
Alexander Pope|Leslie StephenAdvancement of the tenotomized muscle should be performed if the over-correction be only discovered after the operation.
Medicine definitions for over-correction
overcorrection
[ ō′vər-kə-rĕk′shən ]
n.
An adjustment that surpasses a set criterion, especially of a desired behavior.
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