Definition of "over-corrected" []

• In optics. See correct, v., 5.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "They fear that Cameron, stung by criticism that he was doing too much, has over-corrected and has now done all the reforming he plans to do."
• "Officials say he is believed to have over-corrected his vehicle, causing it to rotate sideways in front of the bus."
• "In mid-2008 we saw a crazy spike, which then clearly over-corrected in late-2008, but now we have stabilized in a trend that is consistent with being somewhere between 2006 and 2007 prices."