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overcorrected

overcorrected is the simple past and past participle of overcorrect.

Meaning of overcorrect

Verb

overcorrect (third-person singular simple present overcorrects, present participle overcorrecting, simple past and past participle overcorrected)

  1. To correct too sharply or too much
    • […] Ms. Goodman, who was driving, overcorrected after passing a slow-moving vehicle.2007 July 5, Michelle York, “Alcohol Not a Factor in S.U.V. Crash That Killed 5 Friends”, in New York Times

Questions about overcorrected

What is overcorrected the simple past and past participle of?
Overcorrected is the simple past and past participle of overcorrect.

Words near overcorrected in the dictionary

  1. overcoordinated
  2. overcoordination
  3. overcopious
  4. overcopiously
  5. overcorrect
  6. overcorrected
  7. overcorrecting
  8. overcorrection
  9. overcorrections
  10. overcorrector
  11. overcorrectors

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