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Correction vs Overcorrection - What's the difference?

correction | overcorrection |

As nouns the difference between correction and overcorrection

is that correction is the act of correcting while overcorrection is the correction of something to an excessive degree.

correction

English

Alternative forms

* correxion (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of correcting.
  • A substitution for an error or mistake.
  • Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
  • An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
  • A decline in a stock market price after a large rise.

    • Derived terms

    * correction centre, correction center * correction fluid * hypercorrection

    overcorrection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The correction of something to an excessive degree.

    • Antonyms

    * undercorrection

    See also

    * hypercorrection