Meanings
verbovercorrect (third-person singular simple present overcorrects, present participle overcorrecting, simple past and past participle overcorrected)
present singular third person overcorrects · participle present overcorrecting · participle past overcorrected · past overcorrected
- To correct too sharply or too much
[…] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.
2007 July 5, Michelle York, “Alcohol Not a Factor in S.U.V. Crash That Killed 5 Friends”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishcorrect
- Englishovercorrect
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APA
overcorrect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcorrect
MLA
“overcorrect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcorrect. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcorrect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcorrect.
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