1. correcting something so much that it becomes wrong or goes too far in the opposite direction
Usage: present participle of overcorrect

1. the act or instance of correcting something excessively
Usage: gerund form; often used in contexts of behavior, writing, or measurement

Examples

• The teacher was overcorrecting the student's grammar, marking correct sentences as wrong.
• He kept overcorrecting his posture until his back became strained.
• Overcorrecting the steering caused the car to swerve across the lane.
• She worried about overcorrecting her accent and sounding unnatural.
• The editor's overcorrecting of the manuscript removed much of the author's original voice.
• In trying to be fair, the judge ended up overcorrecting for previous bias.
• Overcorrecting a mistake in code can introduce new bugs.