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overcompensate
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As a verb, overcompensate means do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
Meanings of overcompensate
4 meaningsverb
To do an excessive amount in one area in an effort to overcome a perceived lack in another area.
To provide with excessive pay or reward for work performed.
Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities
“he is compensating for being a bad father”
Similar: cover, compensateMake excessive corrections for fear of making an error
Similar: over-correct
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
verb: make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by e…
verb: make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
over-correct
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