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overcompensation
[oh-ver-kom-puhn-sey-shuhn]
noun
a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
compensation to an unnecessary or unreasonable degree.
The pay was overcompensation for the work done.
overcompensation
/ ˌəʊəˌɒɛˈɪʃə /
noun
psychol an attempt to make up for a character trait by overexaggerating its opposite
Other 51Թ Forms
- overcompensatory adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of overcompensation1
Example Sentences
But it also has a strong whiff of overcompensation.
Bullying as overcompensation for obvious insecurity and resentment that the world does not view their mediocrity as excellence?
The overcompensation led to a grand finale featuring both pro wrestler Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White, rather than the traditional activists and politicians one hears at a convention.
It's definitely got an overcompensation vibe to it.
He wore Kendall’s clothes and practiced self-doubt and the art of overcompensation.
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