Word: overcorrect
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: o
ver
cor
rect
Definition: To correct too sharply or too much
Morphemes:
Affix: over-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: excessively
Affix: correct
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: correctus
Language: la
Decoded: correctus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: corrected