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overcompensation

/ overcompensation /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

excessive compensation

Type of:

compensation

noun Sense 2

(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite

Type of:

compensation

Derived:

cover compensate overcompensate

Domain:

psychiatry psychopathology psychological medicine

Semantic Complexity

68%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

5

Times Searched

3

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