different between hypercorrect vs overcorrect
hypercorrect
English
Alternative forms
- hyper-correct
Etymology
Back-formation from hypercorrection.
Adjective
hypercorrect (comparative more hypercorrect, superlative most hypercorrect)
- (grammar) nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage
Derived terms
- hypercorrective, hyper-corrective
- hypercorrectly
- hypercorrectness, hyper-correctness
- hypercorrectism, hyper-correctism
Translations
Verb
hypercorrect (third-person singular simple present hypercorrects, present participle hypercorrecting, simple past and past participle hypercorrected)
- (transitive) To change (a word or phrase) to an nonstandard form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.
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overcorrect
English
Etymology
over- +? correct
Verb
overcorrect (third-person singular simple present overcorrects, present participle overcorrecting, simple past and past participle overcorrected)
- To correct too sharply or too much
Derived terms
- overcorrection
Related terms
- hypercorrect
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