miscorrecting
Erring while editing
Miscorrecting is correcting something wrongly—replacing a correct form with an incorrect one, or fixing an error with another error.
Spellcheck miscorrects when it changes an unusual but valid word to a common but wrong one.
A teacher miscorrects when marking right answers wrong.
The autocorrect kept miscorrecting my friend's name.
Error from excessive correctness
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- spellcheckText error detector
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
typo · usage · prescriptivism · pedantry · malapropism · eggcorn · overcorrection · misusage
Excessive corrective action
- misapplicationIncorrect or improper usage
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
misstep · oversight · flaw · inaccuracy · discrepancy · inconsistency · anomaly · misdiagnosis
Returned response data
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- markingIndicating with symbols
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- red penWriting tool for edits
rubric · student work · evaluation · homework · exam · misgraded · misevaluation · partial credit
hypercorrection
Error from excessive correctness
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- spellcheckText error detector
- autocorrectAutomatic spelling correction
proofreading · typo · usage · prescriptivism · pedantry · malapropism · eggcorn · overcorrection · misusage · false etymology
overcorrection
Excessive corrective action
- misapplicationIncorrect or improper usage
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
blunder · misstep · oversight · flaw · inaccuracy · discrepancy · inconsistency · anomaly · misdiagnosis · misattribution
feedback
Returned response data
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- markingIndicating with symbols
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
red pen · rubric · student work · evaluation · homework · exam · misgraded · misevaluation · partial credit
correct, incorrect, correction, correcting, correctness, incorrectly, corrective, incorrigible, corrections