Definition of "overcorrect" [overcorrect]

• To correct beyond what is needed, appropriate, or usual, especially when resulting in a mistake. (verb-transitive)
• To correct something to an excessive or unusual degree. (verb-intransitive)

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• ""overcorrect" in the opposite direction, trying to make sure their children don't have the same experience."
• "After a debt bubble bursts, people tend to overcorrect."
• "The big risk we face now is that banks are going to overcorrect and not take enough risk."