overcorrection
[ oh-ver-kuh-rek-shuh n ]
/ ˌoʊ vər kəˈrɛk ʃən /
noun
correction beyond what is needed or customary, especially when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
Origin of overcorrection
First recorded in 1880–85;
over- +
correction
Words nearby overcorrection
overcompensation,
overcomplex,
overconfident,
overconsumption,
overcook,
overcorrection,
overcritical,
overcrop,
overcrowd,
overcrowding,
overcurrent
Example sentences 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.
Medical definitions for over-correction
overcorrection
[ ō′vər-kə-rĕk′shən ]
n.
An adjustment that surpasses a set criterion, especially of a desired behavior.