oversteer

noun

over·​steer ˈō-vər-ˌstir 

: the tendency of an automobile to steer into a sharper turn than the driver intends sometimes with a thrusting of the rear to the outside

also : the action or an instance of oversteer

Examples of oversteer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The on-off power, exacerbated by lots of mass in the rear and a light front end, make oversteer a reality. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025

Siegel’s Crash Details Kanaan said the track got cooler toward the late afternoon, Siegel’s car picked up front grip and started to get oversteer. —Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025

Red Bull struggled to find the right balance, failing to address the mid-corner, slow-speed understeer that affected the car without creating oversteer in faster corners. —Dan Cancian, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025

Tire testing can take weeks or even months in locales such as Colorado, Michigan, Finland and Sweden, with drivers observing understeer, oversteer and tire recovery. —Morgan Korn, ABC News, 2 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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