| 单词 | overcompensate |
| 释义 | overcompensate[ oh-ver-kom-puhn-seyt ] / ˌoʊ vərˈkɒm pənˌseɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcompensate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), o·ver·com·pen·sat·ed, o·ver·com·pen·sat·ing.to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced. verb (used without object), o·ver·com·pen·sat·ed, o·ver·com·pen·sat·ing.to exhibit psychological overcompensation; strive to overcome a sense of inferiority through overt, opposite behavior: The aggressive patient may be overcompensating, and be a profoundly shy person beneath the façade. Origin of overcompensate1760–70; over- + compensate; as term in psychology, perhaps back formation from overcompensation Words nearby overcompensateovercoat, overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit, overcompensate, overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident, overconsumption, overcook Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overcompensate
British Dictionary definitions for overcompensateovercompensate / (ˌəʊvəˈkɒmpɛnˌseɪt) / verbto compensate (a person or thing) excessively (intr) psychol to engage in overcompensation Derived forms of overcompensateovercompensatory, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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