overcorrection

The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.

Noun

  1. The correction of something to an excessive degree, usually resulting in an error in the opposite direction.
    • The statement follows criticism that it depicted specific white figures (like the US Founding Fathers) or groups like Nazi-era German soldiers as people of color, possibly as an overcorrection to long-standing racial...

    Antonyms: undercorrection

Origin

From over- + correction.

Forms

overcorrections

Related

hypercorrection