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overcompensation

Substantiv

excessive compensation
(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

Substantiv

compensation = something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) +1 Bedeutung

recompense , compensation = the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

Verb

over-correct , overcompensate = make excessive corrections for fear of making an error

cover , compensate , overcompensate = make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities