overcompensate

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To provide excessive pay or reward for work performed
To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
{f} compensate excessively; repay in an excessive amount; work too hard to correct a fault or a defect (Psychoanalysis)
to try to correct a weakness or mistake by doing too much of the opposite thing overcompensate for
overbalance
overcompensated
past of overcompensate
overcompensates
third-person singular of overcompensate
overcompensating
present participle of overcompensate
overcompensation
excessive compensation (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
overcompensation
Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed
overcompensation
An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area
overcompensation
excessive compensation
overcompensation
(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
overcompensation
{i} excessive compensation; excessive repayment; working too hard to make up for a fault or a defect (Psychoanalysis)
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