over-correct

1. 1.

   make excessive corrections for fear of making an error

   Synonymsovercompensate

   Broaderright

Questions about over-correct

What does over-correct mean?

over-correct means "make excessive corrections for fear of making an error".

How many syllables are in over-correct?

over-correct has 4 syllables and divides as o-ver--cor-rect under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for over-correct?

Close synonyms include overcompensate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.