overcorrection

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noun

The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.

Opposite
undercorrection
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Meanings

nounovercorrection (countable and uncountable, plural overcorrections)

plural overcorrections

  1. countableuncountableThe correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.

    The statement follows criticism that it depicted specific white figures (like the US Founding Fathers) or groups like Nazi-era German soldiers as people of color, possibly as an overcorrection to long-standing racial bias problems in AI.

    2024 February 21, Adi Robertson, “Google apologizes for “missing the mark” after Gemini generated racially diverse Nazis”, in The Verge

    Antonyms: undercorrection

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.

Opposite
undercorrection
Also see
hyperurbanism

Origin

From over- + correction.

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Cite this entry
APA

overcorrection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcorrection

MLA

“overcorrection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcorrection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcorrection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcorrection.

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