overcompensation
overcompensation · overcompensations
An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in…An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An excess amount provided in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
(countable, uncountable)Excessive pay or reward provided for work performed.
More definitions
- excessive compensation
- (psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
Forms
plural: overcompensations| Singular | overcompensation |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable