miscorrect

Miscorrect is a verb that describes the act of correcting something incorrectly. It implies an attempt to fix an error, but the correction itself introduces a new mistake or fails to address the original issue properly. This can happen in various contexts, from grammar and spelling to factual information or procedural steps. For example, if a teacher marks a student's essay with a grammatical error, and the student attempts to fix it but makes a different grammatical mistake, they have miscorrected the sentence. Similarly, someone might miscorrect a simple calculation, leading to an inaccurate result despite the intention to be precise. The term suggests a failure in the correction process, where the intended improvement is undermined by further inaccuracy. It is distinct from simply making a mistake, as miscorrecting specifically refers to an erroneous correction.