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over-correct

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

make excessive corrections for fear of making an error

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
overcompensate
pasttense
over-corrected
presentparticiple
over-correcting
thirdpersonsingular
over-corrects
pastparticiple
over-corrected