overcorrection

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
25
Letters
14

Definition of overcorrection

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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 bias problems in AI.”

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Etymology

From over- + correction.

Words you can make from overcorrection

200+ playable · top: OVERCORRECT (18 pts)

Best play overcorrect 18 points

10-letter words

2 words

9-letter words

11 words

8-letter words

27 words

7-letter words

50 words

6-letter words

78 words

5-letter words

31 words

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