over-correct

ˌoʊ.vər.kəˈrɛkt

Definition

Definition of over-correct - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr./intr.

adjustmentadjust too much causing a new problem

He over-corrected his stance and lost balance.

overcompensate

excessive correctionmake excessive corrections for fear of making an error

She tends to over-correct her driving mistakes.

overcompensate

Adjective

behaviorexcessively corrected to the point of being counterproductive

His over-correct behavior made the situation worse.

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Origin of over-correct

English, over (excessively) + correct (to set right)

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write over

correction

correct information by writing over previous content

Examples of over-correct in a sentence

She over-corrected her makeup, making it look unnatural.
He tends to over-correct his essays, adding unnecessary details.
In an attempt to be perfect, she would over-correct her artwork.
Her over-correct manners annoyed everyone at the party.
The over-correct instructions confused the students.

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French:surcorriger, excessivement corrigé, ...
German:überkorrigieren, überkorrigiert, ...
Italian:correggere eccessivamente, eccessivamente corretto, ...
Spanish:corregir en exceso, sobre-correcto, ...
Portuguese:sobreajustar, excessivamente corrigido, ...
Chinese:过度调整, 过度纠正的, ...
Japanese:過剰に修正する, 過剰修正の, ...
Arabic:بَالَغَ فِي التَّصْحِيح, مُبالَغ في تصحيحه, ...
Hebrew:לְתַקֵּן יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, מְתוּקָּן יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, ...
Russian:перекорректировать, чрезмерно корректный, ...
Ukrainian:перерегулювати, надмірно виправлений, ...
Hindi:हद से ज़्यादा सुधार करना, अतिसंशोधित, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত সংশোধন করা, অতিসংশোধিত, ...
Catalan:sobrecorregir, sobrerrectificat, ...
Czech:překorigovat, přehnaný, ...
Danish:overkorrigere, overkorrigeret, ...
Dutch:overcorrigeren, overgecorrigeerd, ...
Greek:υπερδιορθώνω, υπερδιορθωμένος, ...
Hungarian:túlkorrigálni, túlszabályozott, ...
Khmer:កែសម្រួលហួសកម្រិត, កែតម្រូវហួសហេតុរហូតបណ្តាលឱ្យមានផលអាក្រក់, ...
Korean:조정하다, 지나치게 수정된, ...
Persian:بیش از حد اصلاح کردن, بیش از حد اصلاح‌شده, ...
Polish:przesadzić z korektą, nadmiernie poprawny, ...
Portuguese (BR):corrigir em excesso, excessivamente corrigido, ...
Romanian:a ajusta prea mult, excesiv de corect, ...
Swedish:överkorrigera, överdrivet korrekt, ...
Thai:ปรับมากเกินไป, แก้มากเกินไปจนยิ่งแย่, ...
Turkish:düzeltmek, aşırı düzeltilmiş, ...
Vietnamese:sửa quá đà, quá đà, ...

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