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overcorrection

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o⋅ver⋅cor⋅rec⋅tion

  [oh-ver-kuh-rek-shuhn]
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–noun
correction beyond what is needed or customary, esp. when leading to error; overadjustment: The pilot made an overcorrection for headwinds.
Origin:
1880–85; over- + correction
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o·ver·cor·rect   (ō'vər-kə-rěkt')   
v.   o·ver·cor·rect·ed, o·ver·cor·rect·ing, o·ver·cor·rects

v.   tr.
To correct beyond what is needed, appropriate, or usual, especially when resulting in a mistake.
v.   intr.
To correct something to an excessive or unusual degree.
o'ver·cor·rec'tion n.
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overcorrection o·ver·cor·rec·tion (ō'vər-kə-rěk'shən)
n.
An adjustment that surpasses a set criterion, especially of a desired behavior.

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