overcompensation

[ oh-ver-kom-puhn-sey-shuhn ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən /

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noun Psychoanalysis.

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.

Origin of overcompensation

1915–20; over- + compensation; as psychoanalytic term, translation of Überkompensation, coined by Alfred Adler

OTHER WORDS FROM overcompensation

o·ver·com·pen·sa·to·ry

[oh-ver-kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈoʊ vər kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby overcompensation

overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit, overcompensate, overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident, overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection

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Example sentences from the Web for overcompensation

Perhaps it was some misguided means of overcompensation, an unconscious need to exert control over our situation.
The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
You not only have to judge time, but magnitude; overcompensation is ruinous, too.
Unwise Child|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for overcompensation

overcompensation

/ (ˌəʊvəˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən) /

noun

psychol an attempt to make up for a character trait by overexaggerating its opposite

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overcompensation

[ ō′vər-kŏm′pən-sā′shən ]

n.

Excessive compensation, especially the exertion of effort beyond what is needed to compensate for a physical or psychological characteristic or defect.

单词	overcompensation
释义	overcompensation [ oh-ver-kom-puhn-sey-shuhn ] / ˈoʊ vərˌkɒm pənˈseɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcompensation ON THESAURUS.COM noun Psychoanalysis. 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. Origin of overcompensation 1915–20; over- + compensation; as psychoanalytic term, translation of Überkompensation, coined by Alfred Adler OTHER WORDS FROM overcompensation o·ver·com·pen·sa·to·ry [oh-ver-kuhm-pen-suh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈoʊ vər kəmˈpɛn səˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective Words nearby overcompensation overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit, overcompensate, overcompensation, overcomplex, overconfident, overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overcompensation Perhaps it was some misguided means of overcompensation, an unconscious need to exert control over our situation. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks\|Max Brooks\|January 14, 2011\|DAILY BEAST You not only have to judge time, but magnitude; overcompensation is ruinous, too. Unwise Child\|Gordon Randall Garrett British Dictionary definitions for overcompensation overcompensation / (ˌəʊvəˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən) / noun psychol an attempt to make up for a character trait by overexaggerating its opposite Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overcompensation salvo, satisfaction, redress, wages, restitution, recovery, pay, tip, amends, cue, reparation, gravy, return, indemnification, atonement, requital, payment, redemption, quittance, compensation Medical definitions for overcompensation overcompensation [ ō′vər-kŏm′pən-sā′shən ] n. Excessive compensation, especially the exertion of effort beyond what is needed to compensate for a physical or psychological characteristic or defect. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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overcompensation

noun Psychoanalysis.

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