overcorrect
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Definition of overcorrect
: to make too much of a correction : to adjust too much in attempting to offset an error, miscalculation, or problem If the soup tastes bland, don't overcorrect by adding too much salt. The driver of the Acura then overcorrected to the right, and as he came near the shoulder, his car was struck by a Toyota sport utility vehicle … — The Houston Chronicle Your first instinct will be to overcorrect every time your drone is headed somewhere you don't want it to go.— Scott Gilbertson
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overcorrect
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Medical Definition of overcorrect
: to apply a correction to in excess of that required (as for satisfactory performance) specifically : to correct (a lens) beyond the point of achromatism or so that there is aberration of a kind opposite to that of the uncorrected lens
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