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English verb: overcompensate | |||
| 1. | overcompensate (stative) make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities | ||
| Samples | He is compensating for being a bad father. | ||
| Synonyms | compensate, cover | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensate, correct, counterbalance, even off, even out, even up, make up | ||
| Verb group | cover, insure, underwrite | ||
| 2. | overcompensate (social) make excessive corrections for fear of making an error | ||
| Synonyms | over-correct | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compensate, correct, redress, right | ||
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