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English noun: overcompensation

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


Broader (hypernym)compensation


Domain categorypsychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology

2. overcompensation (possession) excessive compensation


Broader (hypernym)compensation









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