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 category | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
2. | overcompensation (possession) excessive compensation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | compensation | ||